It seems like everywhere we turn today people are indulging in smoking. From car parks to the malls, from restaurants to our relatives' homes, people are taking a stick. Ever thought whether smoking was cool? Thought of the people who are shackled by circumstances to exposure from second hand smoking? Walking away from it all is very simple, but taking action against smoking is the thing to do. Smoking is addictive, smoking is expensive, smoking is unhealthy but above all smoking kills. Taking action is necessary because not only does smoking hurt smokers themselves, but also unborn children and non-smokers [Ame141].
Smoking kills. Whether it's financially, socially or economically smoking can only lead to ruin. Smoking reduces the bloods intake of oxygen leading to muscle deterioration[Tob14]. Muscles become more prone to aches and they tend to tire more easily. Since the nicotine in cigarettes is addictive, once hooked people tend to continue for a very long time. Increased exposure to cigarette smoke inhibits the growth of bones. Bone density decreases leading to brittleness exposing one to high risk of bone fractures that take very long to heal[Tob14]. Long time exposure to smoking also leads to constriction of blood vessels reducing the amount of blood supplied by veins into body organs. Since nutrients and antibodies are transported by the veins in the body, thin blood vessels reduce the amount of essential nutrients transported in the body. Wounds start taking more time to heal, raising the risk of infections. .
Financially, smoking hurts families as money that would have been better spent on utilities is used in buying cigarettes. Chain smokers may be burrowing their own fiscal pits, but they usually blow a big hole in the family's finances. Financial problems are further compounded when money has to be spent on illnesses that arise from smoking. The time taken from work for treatment also negatively affects a country's economy.
