Why Do Cigarettes Commit Suicide

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“Cigarettes are a classy way to commit suicide.”Around 36.5 million adults smoke in the U.S.
The greatest problem that I see facing society today is smoking. In order to help solve this problem I plan on convincing people to stop, reminding them how much money smokes cost, and how it affects everyone.

My first way to get people to stop smoking is to convince them to stop.In Virginia you only have to be 18 years old to buy cigarettes while in some states you have to be 19.Most stores in the U.S sell cigarettes if they would stop selling them and people would stop smoking them.Nicotine is a very addictive substance and it’s in cigarettes.
Secondly, cigarettes are expensive.In Virginia cigarettes are 5.25$ a pack.The average smoker spends

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