compare and contrast
Smokers vs. Non smokers The topic of smoking is a controversy issue among different society. There are so many people that are smokers in today’s society. The smokers believe there is no harm in smoking, to themselves and to others around them. Then there are nonsmokers that believe smoking can cause health issues and also can cause harm to people that is exposed to second hand smoking and also can cause damage to the environment. With this being said, there are many pros and cons of smoking. In early years, the older generation grew up smoking at an early age. Farmers grew tobacco and it was just a habit that many just started doing. During this time, kids could purchase cigarettes and it wasn’t illegal. Also people were able to walk up to a vending machine, insert money, press a button and a pack of cigarettes would fall out. In those days people smoked while pregnant and didn’t realize the effects they had on the unborn child. Studies show that smoking while pregnant causes 20-30% of low birth weight babies. Smoking in restaurants, hospitals, schools, bars, just about anywhere was allowed. Smokers continue to smoke although they know it is harmful to their body. Teenagers begin smoking at such a young age because they think it is something popular to do and peer pressure plays a big role as well. Once they decide they don’t want to smoke any longer they are addicted and cannot quit. Smoking is believed to cause multiple health issues and is a harmful environment for smokers and non smokers. It is believed that in a smoking environment it can cause a non smoker to get lung cancer just by being around it at all. For example, smoking causes wrinkles in your skin, emphysema, and can cause chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Wrinkles form around the corners of a person that smokes mouth and makes the person look older than what they really are. Emphysema is a type of lung disease which makes it hard to breathe and is deadly. Chronic obstructive pulmonary
Cited: http://www.lung.org/stop-smoking/about-smoking/health-effects/smoking.html http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=58212057