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    Nicotine Persuasive Essay

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    (Casey). Tobacco products are appealing to especially teenagers and even children. Products containing nicotine have been held in a limelight for decades that is attractive to youth. This limelight does not stress how bad these products are for one's health and teenagers can fall for the trap. The legal age for the consumption of tobacco at this present time is 18. The legal age for the consumption of nicotine should be raised due to nicotine's history, effects, and its number of addictions.…

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    United States smoking cigarettes, this addiction has become a problem to say the least. “For decades, the public health community in the United States has asserted that cigarette smoking is the most deadly epidemic of modern times” (Verheij 1). According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse, every one in five million Americans will die from a cigarette smoking-caused illness. Why is this problem never addressed? Simply because victims of this addictions refuse to give up what they believe is…

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    Smoking Informative Essay

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    Introduction Smoking tobacco is very likely to harm your health. Tobacco contains a poisonous (toxic), colorless chemical called nicotine. Nicotine affects the brain and makes tobacco addictive. This change in the brain can make it hard to stop smoking. Tobacco also has other toxic chemicals that can hurt your body and raise your risk of many cancers. Almost everyone who uses tobacco starts in their teens. Teens who try tobacco even once are at risk for addiction. Most teens who use tobacco…

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    Cigarettes, tobacco, smoking these things bring up thoughts of bad habits, horrible cigarette smell, cancer, and secondhand smoke. Recently there has been an influx of the use of non-tobacco smoking replacement devices also known as electronic cigarettes and vaporizers. Many individuals have switched to these devices as a way to quit smoking. Many of these people have found that the way people and business treat non tobacco smokers is the same as traditional smokers. These individuals made the…

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    of not buying cigarettes one can save around fifteen thousand dollars. https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/smoking-the-financial-cost . All the downsides, in my opinion outweigh anything else, so i believe smoking and using tobacco is not worth…

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    Tobacco And E-Cigarettes

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    Tobacco Essay Tobacco plants were discovered far long ago around 8,000 years ago and have been planted wildly ever since. Nearly 2,000 years ago, tobacco began to be chewed and smoked at numerous culturious occasions such as a commemoration. In the 1700s, tobacco companies were developed and by then, smoking had became more widespread. In 1602, an English author published an essay about how tobacco can cause illness and that “illness was often seen in chimney sweepers that were caused by soot…

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    cigarettes and other tobacco products has been on the rise in the past few decades as a result of advertisement and more common usage over the years. Because cigarettes and tobacco products have been around for quite some time there has been speculation as to whether they are truly beneficial, or really harmful. Given the evidence provided from Scientists, cigarettes and other tobacco products are actually proven to have negative effects on a person’s health. Cigarettes and other tobacco…

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    article outlines the fundamental importance of abstaining from dangerous drugs, such as smokeless tobacco products. Overall, she supports her justification through personal anecdotes of tobacco users who have experienced the repercussions of smokeless tobacco directly as well as detailed accounts on her profound research clarifying health risks. In addition, Julie Mehta offers background on the tobacco industry’s marketing format concerning adolescents and teens through the promotion of…

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    Should Tobacco be Banned in America? Smoking is the leading cause of multiple cancers, causing over 480,000 deaths per year. So why would America allow the fact the you can buy these “cancer sticks” at any convenience store? A major controversial question that many people wonder, is why is tobacco still legal over the age of 18 if it is the leading cause of cancer? Considering that smoking tobacco causes more cancer than any other drug in the United States, it not only affects the health of…

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    studies in many other countries and by organisations respected the world over notably the World Health Organisation, who found that tobacco related deaths were on the rise and would continue to rise unabated if the tobacco companies were allowed to target advertise to vulnerable groups. After reading about these experiences, I find it hard to believe that the tobacco companies would find it an unexpected move, although it is not unusual for them to play the victim in these circumstances. …

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