This argument analysis examines the article “Raise the Smoking Age to 21” written by Kruzel. The article is about raising the tobacco sales age across the United States because the state of New York has raised the minimum sales age from 18 to 21. Overall the article argues that over half of cigarette sales go to people between the ages of 18 and 21, consequently this is effecting adolescents’ behavior and their physical and/or mental health. It focuses mainly on the everyday struggles young…
Smoking Ads Through the Years Over the past few hundred years, smoking has been a prominent habit and a huge industry, generating billions of dollars. Now due to change in laws and societal taste, cigarettes and their use of ads to entice buyers have been on the decline. On the other hand, anti-smoking ads have been on the rise. Both of these types of ads, though polar opposite, have used similar tactics to incite change in viewers’ habits, whether it’s to buy their cigarettes, or to quit…
as it danced through the leaves on the tree and weaved through the smoke hanging in the air. Taking everything in I wondered why I quit smoking in the first place, was it the smell? The yellow teeth? The shortened lifespan? None of those reasons held true, and as I sat there I realized I never wanted to quit smoking, I wanted to quit thinking about her, I wanted to quit her. Only after her leaving did I become cognizant of the hole she filled in my life. Substituting One addiction for another.…
About 480,000 Americans die from smoking-related diseases each year, in the United States. Smoking is legal in all 50 states, when its the leading preventable cause of death in the country. Congress prohibits the states from making any new legislation; which act to diminish the big cigarette and tobacco industries, due to its best-connected people in Washington and it’s huge role it plays in the U.S economy. The United States Government must impose a complete ban on all cigarette and tobacco…
E-cigarettes is another name for electronic cigarette. An E-cigarette is a cigarette-shaped device containing a nicotine-based liquid that is vaporized and inhaled, used to stimulate the experience of smoking tobacco. The ingredients used in e-cigarettes is usually a mixture of propylene glycol, glycerin, nicotine, and flavorings. Others may have similar ingredients, but without nicotine. New research suggests that e-cigarettes vapor produces tiny particles that users suck deep into their lungs,…
professionals. The average puff from an e-cigarette typically yields six times less the amount of nicotine consumed. Thus, we can assume that by having less nicotine go into your system, the less likely you will become addicted and also try to help quit smoking. Also the aerosol levels where less in e-cigarettes, which could really benefit people…
Although there has not been much research about it yet, vaping is becoming the next big thing in the smoking community. People are beginning to find out that there is a better, safer, and much cheaper alternative to smoking. That alternative is an Electronic Cigarette, which was first invented by a man by the name of Hon. The first “vaporizer” consisted of 3 simple parts: a lithium-ion battery, a small cartridge filled with the “e-juice”, and an atomizer, which is used to create heat, causing…
one learner, but felt it was helpful for them if I taught both. My mother is 52 and had smoked cigarettes from the age of 16 up to the age of 45. From then on she started purchasing and using the e-cigarettes, which she thought would help her from smoking. What my mother doesn’t realize is that these products are still harmful, and will not help rid of her bad “habit”. My brother is only 17, but already smokes cigarettes occasionally, uses the vaporizers every day, and smokes hookah socially. I…
Smoking Cigarettes Should be Outlawed There will always be discussion on whether or not smoking cigarettes should be illegal. There are an estimated forty million people living in the United States over the age of eighteen, whom are frequent smokers, regulations of smoking have been changed continuously to prevent access of cigarettes to the youth. Smokers put themselves and nonsmokers at risk of tobacco related diseases, so therefore smoking cigarettes should be against the law. Many…
Day 2: The next thing to do, to start pushing the cravings away: Cleaning up Here’s day 2 of your program. You’ve started well, with setting your objectives on day 1, and breaking a cigarette in two to show your commitment to your decision, to quit with the “nasty habit”. Now, the most normal thing to do is to clean up a little bit. Remember, that nicotine is addictive, and the simple fact that you can smell it, can really ruin things for you, now. So, you’ve probably guessed it; it’s…