Smoke: Tobacco Smoking and American Lung Association
AN ARTICLE DISADVANTAGES OF SMOKING
Cigarettes have existed in the history of mankind since the historical days. Smoking in the early 1900s was seen as healthful and invigorating. Although people are aware of the health risks involved in smoking, many still smoke. Smoking is a habit that has many disadvantages. Beside the impact smoking has on health, it has an impact on your wallet and your social life. Before deciding to start or if you are not sure if you should quit, you should be aware of the damage you can cause to your health, the disadvantage of having a habit and how much money you invest in smoking once you are addicted.
Smoking can lead to lung cancer and chronic lung problems, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which can lead to a lower quality of life and death. It is the number one preventable cause of death. Smoking can lead to other organ damage, cadiovascular disease, other cancers and a host of health issues. Smoking causes one in five deaths and nine out of 10 cancer deaths according to the American Cancer Society.
The expense of smoking is going up every year and the cost to the individual smoking is significant. For example, if a person smokes one pack a day for 20 years, that equals to 7305 packs of cigarettes. If the cost of cigarettes stay at $5 per pack (which it won't) that is a total of $36,505 spent on cigarettes. There is also a cost to our health care system. According to the American Lung Association, smoking costs "the United States over $193 billion in 2004, including $97 billion in lost productivity and $96 billion in direct health care expenditures, or an average of $4,260 per adult smoker."
Smoking leaves an odor on the clothes of the person who is smoking and on persons close by. Smoking can stain the teeth which can result in an unsightly smile. In addition, smoking can cause bad breath which is a huge social disadvantage. Secondhand smoke is dangerous to other persons, therefore, smoking is not allowed in
Cigarettes have existed in the history of mankind since the historical days. Smoking in the early 1900s was seen as healthful and invigorating. Although people are aware of the health risks involved in smoking, many still smoke. Smoking is a habit that has many disadvantages. Beside the impact smoking has on health, it has an impact on your wallet and your social life. Before deciding to start or if you are not sure if you should quit, you should be aware of the damage you can cause to your health, the disadvantage of having a habit and how much money you invest in smoking once you are addicted.
Smoking can lead to lung cancer and chronic lung problems, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which can lead to a lower quality of life and death. It is the number one preventable cause of death. Smoking can lead to other organ damage, cadiovascular disease, other cancers and a host of health issues. Smoking causes one in five deaths and nine out of 10 cancer deaths according to the American Cancer Society.
The expense of smoking is going up every year and the cost to the individual smoking is significant. For example, if a person smokes one pack a day for 20 years, that equals to 7305 packs of cigarettes. If the cost of cigarettes stay at $5 per pack (which it won't) that is a total of $36,505 spent on cigarettes. There is also a cost to our health care system. According to the American Lung Association, smoking costs "the United States over $193 billion in 2004, including $97 billion in lost productivity and $96 billion in direct health care expenditures, or an average of $4,260 per adult smoker."
Smoking leaves an odor on the clothes of the person who is smoking and on persons close by. Smoking can stain the teeth which can result in an unsightly smile. In addition, smoking can cause bad breath which is a huge social disadvantage. Secondhand smoke is dangerous to other persons, therefore, smoking is not allowed in