PRODUCTION AND SALES OF

TOBACCO MUST BE MADE ILLEGAL.

INTRODUCTION : WHY IT SHOULD BE BANNED

The production and sale of cigarettes should be made illegal. The
production and sale of cigarettes not only has a negative impact on human
health, it can even cause death. This is the main reason why the production
and sale of cigarettes must be prohibited. It’s obviously a big issue today
some people, mostly non smokers, are against smoking altogether, while
other people think that everybody has the right to buy and smoke
cigarettes. Nevertheless, if we look at this issue rationally and logically, and
not according to the smokers’ point of view, it is clear that because of it is
impact on our health, the production and sale of cigarettes must be
forbidden.

CONSEQUENCES OF SMOKING

Everybody has learned in childhood that smoking is a bad thing, but not
everyone knows how dangerous smoking is. Sometimes people who
smoke do not even recognize the serious problems smoking can cause.
According to the article “Negative Effects of Cigarette Smoking” by Casey
Holley, and How Contributor, cigarette smoking can cause many serious
health problems such as respiratory difficulties. Smoking does great harm
to the lungs and heart, smokers can get chronic coughing and asthma and
this is the reason why activities like running or walking are very difficult for
smokers. Moreover, cigarettes have carcinogens that can cause an
extremely serious disease like a lung cancer, mouth cancer and throat
cancer. Furthermore, smoking may be the reason to circulatory system
problems. Smokers are likely to have an irregular heartbeat, and the risk of
a heart attack is high. People also need to think about social effects. For
example, not many people like how cigarette smoke smells, and
furthermore, smoking has an effect on possessions, which means that
furniture, mirrors, and windows become hazy, and items like clothes,
furniture and carpets, absorb the smell of cigarettes.

BAD ADDICTION

Surprisingly, smoking has a small positive effect according to the article

“Why Smokers Feel Good.” When a person is smoking a cigarette, it
stimulates the flow of “feel good” chemicals in his or her brain. That’s why
we can say that when a smoker has not smoked for just a couple of days,
he or she has a depression but after only one cigarette, a smoker feels
good and happy. The addiction to smoking, pleasure derived from smoking
and craving of cigarettes are all related to neurochemistry. Even though
there is a small positive effect, which is that when a person is smoking it
makes him or her happy, it cannot cover over all of the bad effects that
smoking causes. Even a famous cigarette company like “Philip Morris
International” understands the overall negative health effects that smoking
can cause. According to the article “Smoking and Health” which has been
published on the Philip Morris website, “Smoking causes many serious
diseases.”
GREAT SOURCE OF TAX FOR GOVERNMENT

Some people say that we also need to keep in mind the financial factor
because tobacco companies invest a significant amount of money in the
economy of the USA by paying taxes. According to “Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention,” this year, $25.3 billion will be collected from
tobacco taxes and legal settlements. At first glance, it seems that the
country can lose a huge amount of money if the government of the United
States prohibits the production and sale of cigarettes, but this is a mistake.
In fact, the United States will lose much more money if cigarettes are still
available to the people. According to “Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention,” the United States has to spend billions of dollars each year
because of tobacco use. To be precise, $193 billion is spent each year,
which includes $97 billion in lost productivity and $96 billion in health care
expenditures.

Moreover, according to the same source, more than $10 billion is a second
smoke costs, which also includes health care expenditures, morbidity, and
mortality. You do not have to be an outstanding mathematician to calculate
the difference between the profit and costs because it can be seen clearly.

HEALTH PROBLEMS CAUSED

Besides the money, there are many more important points. For instance,
according to “Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,” in the United
States it is estimated that there are 443,000 deaths each year because of
smoking. Tobacco use is the reason to more deaths each year than illegal
drug use, alcohol use, HIV, motor vehicle injures, suicides, and murders all
together. According to the same source, 90% of all lung cancer deaths in
men, 80% of all lung cancer deaths in women and 90% of all deaths from
chronic obstructive lung disease are caused by smoking. Smoking also can
increase stroke by 2 to 4 times, coronary heart disease by 2 to 4 times,
lung cancer in men by 23 times, lung cancer in women by 13 times, and
death from chronic obstructive lung disease by 12 to 13 times. People
should be aware of the fact that the number one cause of death in the
United States is coronary heart disease, which is also caused by smoking.
Women especially must know what terrible consequences smoking can
have for them. For example, smoking can increase a risk of preterm
delivery, stillbirth, low birth weight, sudden infant death syndrome and even
infertility. Furthermore, if we compare women who do not smoke with
women that smoke we can see that female smokers have lower bone
density and have an increased risk for hip fracture than female non
smokers.

CONCLUSION
Of course there are people who do not agree with the idea that the
production and sale of cigarettes should be made illegal. Opponents of this
idea claim that every person has the right to buy and smoke cigarettes
because it is part of their freedom. If the production and sale of cigarettes
stops, people will lose the availability to buy cigarettes legally. It will be a
big problem. Today we can see that in many places smoking is prohibited
and smokers really do not like it. For example, one weekend, I was talking
with my friend about a place to go, and I suggested a good place, but he
refused because smoking is prohibited there. Smokers have got to
understand that when they are smoking, they not only harm their health,
but they also harm others who are located within walking distance of them.
There is a term “passive smoking” which basically means that when a
smoker is surrounded by other people, they inhale harmful substances
(“Scientific Facts,” 2004).
 Moreover non smokers have got to have the right to inhale fresh and not
poisoned air, which is very significant. Who wants to bring their children to
a place which is full of smoke from cigarettes? I suppose no one is willing
to do that. Actually a lot of smokers know the fact that smoking causes
many diseases but, as I see it, they just really do not want to think about
the consequences. Clearly, ignoring this problem is not going to resolve it.
Supporters of the idea that the production and sale of cigarettes should be
made illegal are very persuasive.

First of all parents, do not want that their children would smoke for obvious
reasons, even if we ask some smokers a question: Would you like that your
kids smoke? Their answer would probably be “no” because every parent
wishes only the best for their children. Eventually smoking is a very bad
example for kids and youth because when they see adults smoking
everywhere, it begins to seem to them that it is normal and they will
probably start to imitate this kind of behavior, which is harmful to them.

If we summarize the above, we can see that the production and sale of
cigarettes should be made illegal as soon as possible. Everyone knows
that smoking is a bad thing for many medical reasons but as we, also can
see, unfortunately, there are some people who do not want to take this
issue seriously. Probably, while you are reading this paper, dozens of
people have already died because of cigarettes, which is sad. People
should be more responsible for their health and the health of their loved
ones before it is too late.

THANK YOU.
NAME:- ABHIPRAYA
ROLL NO:- UG-BBA-WBUT-2018-002
BATCH:- BBA-1A
PAPER:- ENGLISH (PROJECT)
CODE:- 101
DATE:-23-11-2018
MENTOR:- BISWADEEP BHATTACHARYYA.