One of the most popular habits in today's society is smoking. Smoking is defined as the action of inhaling tobacco from a pipe, cigar or cigarette. Yet each year, cigarette smoking kills more Americans than AIDS, alcohol, car accidents, suicides, illegal drugs and fires combined. Smoking is an extremely bad pastime, practiced for centuries, for an individual's health and those surrounding him/her.
According to the American Heart Association there are an estimated 50 million Americans who smoke. Many smokers claim that smoking relieves them of stress and relaxes and comforts them. There are many hazardous ingredients in cigarette tobacco. Some of the ingredients are poisonous and addictive. Cigarette smoke produces thousands of chemicals that are hazardous to a smoker's health. There are over 4000 chemicals produced by a burning cigarette which at least 200 chemicals are known to be poisonous to people health. Filters help to block and reduce some of the chemicals, but they will not stop them completely.
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English: This photo illustrates smoke in a pub, a ...Cigarette smoke also contains carbon monoxide, the same poisonous gases released from a car exhaust pipe. Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless highly toxic gas that reduces the amount of oxygen the blood can carry. Combined with the effects produced by the nicotine, it creates an imbalance in the demand for oxygen by the cells and the amount of oxygen the blood is able to supply.
Pipe and cigar smokers who have never smoked cigarettes tend to be non-inhalers and their health risks are not as great as those of cigarette smokers. Due to the stronger, more alkaline smoke and longer periods of puffing, satisfying amounts of nicotine are absorbed slowly through the lining of the mouth and throat. However, their risk for cancers of the mouth and throat are significantly higher than that of nonsmokers.
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Very nice essay
i like how in the beginning of this essay you introduce the reader to why cigs are bad for health. However, this "wall" of facts became a little boring after a while. It would have been more intresting if you clearly stated your thesis at the end of your first paragraph by saying something simple like "the government was right in banning smoking in all business areas". This gives the reader direction and makes him or her more interested in your paper. If you want, check out my "should medical marijuana be legal" paper to see how i presented an arguement similar to yours. thanks and nice essay!
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