Smoker Among Us ~

Hey do you think smoking is cool? Well if you do then you will regret it later because not only will you possibly die but along with that you won t be very pretty. Now today a lot of girls and boys in their teens smoke now you may think so what but 5,000 are under 18 and that means they could be 12 or going to the extreme 9. Now you don t have to have a cigarette in your hand to be smoking, if your parents smoke you get second hand smoke which is technically the same thing because you are still inhaling smoke actually even more. So now that you know a little of how smoking then here is a lot more.

Three of the main reasons that young people smoke are to look mature, to be like their friends, and to experiment. Since teens see older people all around them smoking, especially their parents and relatives, they smoke to act older. If their friends or peers smoke, they may feel pressured into doing the same to be accepted. The last reason is the excitement of experimenting with something that is forbidden. In Massachusetts it is against the law for anyone under 18 years old to smoke. Usually parents do not allow their under age teens to smoke. Therefore, smoking becomes very attractive. It is exciting to get cigarettes and sneak away to smoke without being caught.

Adults smoke for other reasons. They may have a lot of stress and pressures because of economic and personal problems. They may be unemployed or working but not making enough money to take care of themselves and their families. They may be homeless, or they may be dealing with alcohol or cocaine/heroin addictions. Some may be in bad marriages or relationships in which there is physical and/or verbal abuse. All these people may smoke to feel relaxed or to give them energy while going through a hard time.

Smoking is the foremost reason for impaired lungs. Prolonged exposure will paralyze and disable the lungs to clean the respiratory system. Smoke from cigar generates harmful chemicals such as tar. This chokes the alveoli and tissues in the respiratory track. Thus, you experience breathing problems. It leads in the production of mucus, which in turn assists the microorganisms to thrive. Hence, smokers get prone to flu, cough and cold, bronchitis, cancer, emphysema, and various other deadly respiratory illnesses.

Smokers lose the ability to smell and taste. There are high chances of smokers facing from mouth and gums cancer. Worst effects such as breakdown of jaws or tongue, and breathing through a hole in the throat can be avoided, if you avoid smoking. 

 Throat cancer is the most common illness seen in smokers. The result is so severe that a smoker might even become dumb for the rest of his or her life.

My suggestion is don't ever take smoke anymore , okeyh !!

Feel your life with free from the smoke and enjoy your life as well . Good Luck!!