Tobacco Smoking
For many people smoking is a trend, or a way of attracting attention so people will think better of them, at least that is how the smoker feels. But in many cases in this corrupt day and age the smoker is an addict and is the dependent of the vicious drug nicotine. Nicotine is the most addictive drug in the world, and is abused by ignorant human beings through the use of cigarettes. Personally nicotine is my worse enemy and if were flesh and bones I would destroy it, because of the fact that is has taken my beloved father which I love more than anything in this world and turned him into an addict. This paper has helped turn the anger I had for my father because of his smoking, into pity and sorrow. For the fact that because of the paper I now have an understanding of why my father is addicted. What he feels and goes through every time he tries to quit and does not succeed why he can't quit, and lastly why de has become dependent of the life threatening drug nicotine. On his voyage to the Caribbean, Columbus discovered Indians smoking broad leaves of the tabaca plant in pipes and inhaling the smoke. Columbus took the plant back to Europe, and within fifty years people throughout cities of Europe were
Two new studies add to the growing evidence that smoking by parents is harmful to the children's well being. A government report made public in 1991 found that children who live with smokers are almost twice as likely to be fair or poor health than children never exposed to cigarette smoke. And a second study showed that children of smokers scored lower on tests of reasoning ability and vocabulary than children of nonsmokers. The differences showed up even after the researchers excluded factors of gender, race, family incomes, and so on. As many as 2,000 chemicals are released by burning tobacco leaves. Smokers take these chemicals into their body by inhaling the smoke. The main parts of the smoke are tar, carbon monoxide, and nicotine. It is believed that all three, in one way, contribute to the feeling that all smokers enjoy(3-26). The nicotine however is probably most closely liked to the satisfaction of smoking. Nicotine is the single most active ingredient in tobacco. Cigarettes contain between 0.5 and 2 milligrams of nicotine. The most addictive of all drugs, nicotine is responsible for the addictiveness of smoking. Most users begin to smoke cigarettes at an early age, around thirteen. This is the same as with most other substances of abuse. The American Cancer Society reported that those who have friends who smoke usually start first. Many teenagers find it hard to say no to schoolmates who offer them cigarettes. Also, children begin to smoke if cigarettes are available at home and fi their parents smoke. The youngsters want to imitate the behavior and find out what makes smoking so appealing. But, until the late 1700's, the vast American tobacco industry was free of attack by reformers. Opponents hesitated to voice their objections because of tobacco's economic importance to the young nation.
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Approximate Word count = 3367
Approximate Pages = 13 (250 words per page double spaced)
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