Should Cigarette Smoking be Banned?

I believe that smoking is bad and it should be banned. I can tell you many reasons why I support this statement, but they still will not be enough to make smokers quit. Cigarettes contain nicotine which is an addictive substance. As a result, cigarettes become a really bad addition that can kill us. Many people think that smoking is a sign of coolness but in fact it damages the body. Smoking can damage the lungs, the heart, and causes other diseases. According to the Center for Disease Control, (2011)” About 400,000 Americans die each year from diseases cause by cigarette smoking.” Smoking cigarettes causes more deaths than AIDS, illegal drug use, alcohol abuse, motor vehicle injuries, suicides, and murders.

Additionally, smoking is an expensive habit. People who smoke cigarettes can spend as much as $2,500 a year on them. Smokers’ claim that it helps relax them and it releases stress but the negative aspects of smoking outweigh the positive. Smoking is a health hazard for smokers and non-smokers. That is why, smokers should have the right to choose what to do with their own health but they should respect non-smokers. If there are non-smokers around smokers, they breathe the same air and that is not healthy. Non-smokers even have a higher rate of attaining diseases when they are around cigarette smoke. As you can see, the reasons are more than enough, but no everyone take them in consideration. I encourage everybody to please raise our children in tobacco free environment.