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Shouldwebancigarettes
?
Insomepeoplesopinions,theywillsayyes.Therearesomethat
wouldsaythereshouldntbealawagainstit.There
aremanyhealtheffectswhenitcomestosmoking
acigarette,forexamplesmokingmaystainyour
teeth,turnyourfingersyellow,anditalsoharms
yourskinnottomentionitalsocankillyou
Secondhand smoking
You inhale the same chemicals as the smoker
Secondhandsmokeleadstodisabilityandearlydeath
Kidsaremainlyatriskwhenittosecondhandsmoke.
Nicotine
Nicotineastimulantandafterapuffofacigarette
nicotineisinthebrainineightseconds
Whenexposedtonicotinesmokersareatahigherriskfordevelopingdiseases
leukoplakia
Details
Thereshouldbealawagainstcigarettesbecauseitaffectsmanypeoplesliveseveryday.When
youpickupacigaretteandputituptoyourmouth,youreputtingyourlifeatrisk.Tobaccouse
canbecontributedtoabout440,000deathsintheUnitedStateseachyear.Researchershave
foundthatMorethan10timesasmany
U.S.citizenshavediedprematurelyfromcigarette
2
smokingthanhavediedinallthewarsfoughtbytheUnitedStatesduringitshistory,but
thatsnotallrightthere.Alsodidyouknowthattheriskofdyingfromcigarettesmokinghas
increasedoverthelast50yearsinmenandwomenintheUnitedStates?Forthepeoplethatdo
smokecigarettestheyaremorelikelythannonsmokerstohaveheartdisease,stroke,andlung
cancer(
CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention)
.
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