“Pat went to smoke the pipe” said grandpa. Smoking causes depression in ways that leads to people to commit suicide because their friends will not hang out with them while they smoke. Also, when a person smokes right by another person causes them to breath in the smoke, Which is also called secondhand smoking. People should not smoke because it causes diseases, makes people appearances changes, and it is expensive. The first reason that people should not smoke is that smoking causes diseases in people that are addicted to it. Smoking causes people to be more susceptible to heart disease. According to the article, “Cost-effectiveness of nicotine gum as an adjunct to physician's advice against cigarette smoking” explains that, “Cigarette smoking
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In the article "The Real Cost of Smoking." its states that, “Each year, a person who smokes one pack per day will spend $2,011 on cigarettes alone. In ten years that a smoker would save at least 20,000 dollars. For example, 20,000 dollars can be spent on a college education, a brand new car, and multiple other ways. Also, in the Article "Lung Cancer Treatment Costs, including Patient Responsibility, by Stage of Disease and Treatment Modality, 1992–2003." proclaims that, “For a 72-year old diagnosed with lung cancer in 2000, monthly costs in the first 6 months of care ranged from $2,687 (no active treatment) to $9,360 (chemo-radiotherapy), and varied by stage at diagnosis and histologic type. Patient-liability costs represented up to 21.6% of care costs and increased over the period 1992–2003 for most stage and treatment categories, even when care costs decreased or remained unchanged. The greatest monthly patient liability was incurred by chemo-radiotherapy patients ranging across stages from $1,617 to $2,004 per month”(Cipriano 1). Lung cancer is not always caused by smoking. If a smoker gets lung cancer, it would very expensive for them to get well and get cured from cancer. Smoking is costly in other ways. Smokers other financial cost. One of these cost is their health Insurance is more expensive than usual. Another cost is for the cleaning and replacement of their furniture and their clothes. Lastly, Smokers will have to pay for more at the dentist
In the article "The Real Cost of Smoking." its states that, “Each year, a person who smokes one pack per day will spend $2,011 on cigarettes alone. In ten years that a smoker would save at least 20,000 dollars. For example, 20,000 dollars can be spent on a college education, a brand new car, and multiple other ways. Also, in the Article "Lung Cancer Treatment Costs, including Patient Responsibility, by Stage of Disease and Treatment Modality, 1992–2003." proclaims that, “For a 72-year old diagnosed with lung cancer in 2000, monthly costs in the first 6 months of care ranged from $2,687 (no active treatment) to $9,360 (chemo-radiotherapy), and varied by stage at diagnosis and histologic type. Patient-liability costs represented up to 21.6% of care costs and increased over the period 1992–2003 for most stage and treatment categories, even when care costs decreased or remained unchanged. The greatest monthly patient liability was incurred by chemo-radiotherapy patients ranging across stages from $1,617 to $2,004 per month”(Cipriano 1). Lung cancer is not always caused by smoking. If a smoker gets lung cancer, it would very expensive for them to get well and get cured from cancer. Smoking is costly in other ways. Smokers other financial cost. One of these cost is their health Insurance is more expensive than usual. Another cost is for the cleaning and replacement of their furniture and their clothes. Lastly, Smokers will have to pay for more at the dentist