Why we should all stop smoking

Essay by mbloxsonCollege, UndergraduateB+, February 2013

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Why we should all stop smoking

It's obvious that we are all aware that smoking harms your body. So why do people continue to smoke cigarettes? Maybe they do it because subconsciously you have not yet been hurt by it. There are so many reasons why you should not smoke. Some of theses reasons include health risks, all of the money you spend, and when you do smoke, you are not respecting those around you.

It is a fact that smoking affects your health. If you smoke, your physical condition is negatively affected, so it will be very hard for you to succeed in sports and other physical activities. Smoking produces diseases such as cancer of many different types, and shortens the length and quality of your life. Maybe you do not see all the physical effects of smoking right now, but one day you surely will if you continue.

The second reason why you should not smoke is due to the fact that it is very expensive. You may start smoking only when someone offers to give you one, but one day you will eventually begin to feel the need of a cigarette. By that time, you will pay whatever it costs to smoke, and then you will start to smoke even more, so you will end up spending more money. All this money you would spend on cigarettes could have been spent on something better, don't you think?

The last reason why you should not smoke is out of respect for those around you. When you smoke, you are harming yourself as well as the people around you. So you must not be selfish. You should at the least avoid smoking around people who do not smoke. People do not like the smell of a cigarette, it...