Furthermore smoking is extremely bad for your health. For example smoking can lead to severe problems such as constant tiredness, short of breath and lack of energy. Cigarettes may stain your clothes, your skin and your house though more importantly they can stain your health. It is critical that you stay away from tobacco and keep yourself healthy. Tobacco can change the way that you think and it can affect your concentration levels. As a result you may not be able to perform as well at school or at work.
It is often said that smoking is social as people find it a good way of mixing with other smokers. This isn’t true as smoking leaves an after smell on everything: your home, hair, car and your clothes. A concern that many people may have is that the smell is too strong for their likings and may give them headaches. People also agree that smokers may not always have the nicest appearance: yellow skin, teeth and fingernails. It may be social for some people though others
Some smokers say that nicotine gives them the feeling of relaxation and makes them feel calm. However, the reality is that nicotine is a stimulant and rather than making your body slow down it speeds up your actions. This can also speed up your blood pressure. It may make you feel chilled out although it is just affecting your body and the way you think. Nicotine makes you addicted and therefore unfortunately it makes you become dependant on cigarettes.
How long will it be before people start spending money wisely rather than wasting it on cigarettes and ruining their health? Every year the average smoker in the UK spends up to an extra £1000 on cigarettes. Just imagine how much more these people could do with this kind of money rather than throwing it away. In particular younger people should be aware that there are far more important things to spend money on such as: education, housing and food.
For the last decade the government have been thinking of ways to tackle pollution; however one of the largest contributors is smoking. Cigarettes don’t only release 4000 harmful chemicals into the body however it also pollutes the air quality. Carbon monoxide, nicotine and arsenic are released into the earth’s atmosphere which creates vast damage to our health.
Cigarettes are dangerous and risky to have around the home. Have you ever heard of the phrase “where there’s smoke, there’s fire”? In the UK many fires are started due to smokers. Unfortunately numerous restaurants, bars and clubs have been burnt down due to cigarette smoke. However, after the smoking ban the number of fires has decreased. Some people would protest against banning cigarettes from the household although on one hand it would prevent a lot of accidents from occurring.
An issue that parents may have is that they are concerned that the smoke will affect their children. Chief Medical Officer Linda Barker says, “Second hand smoking is awful. Each year 18,000, children under the age of 5 go into hospital with complaints caused by smoke from cigarette smoke.” If people are not concerned about their own health why can’t they take others into account?
Other groups of people that are at risk of passive smoking are those that are elderly, have chronic diseases or asthma. Smokers are not always aware that they are smoking at the expense of others. Many people especially children have suffered from respiratory problems and ill health. Cigarette smoke contributes to bad air quality and
is extremely unhealthy.
It was easy to start smoking therefore why isn’t easy to give up? If you are really concerned about your health and other peoples then you would give up now. At one time I use to smoke excessively and found it difficult to give up. Though, I soon realised that smoking kills after it took my auntie from me. I feel lucky to be alive. When will people come to their senses? When will this all end? When will people realise that smoking kills?
