Smokers vs Non Smokers

Smokers versus Non Smokers In the past when you walked into a bar, a restaurant or even any public place a lot of times all you could smell was the lingering pastime of a stale cigarette. But now society has come to realize that even that second-hand smoke can be a silent killer. Cigarettes contain over 4,800 chemicals, 69 of which is known to cause cancer. Most lung cancer and lung diseases are linked back to the terrible addition of becoming a smoker or being around someone who so kindly shared their smoke with you. Yet we have been told time and time again of the harsh long term sometimes fatal effects of smoking and we will do it? Today I would like elaborate a little on the major difference in someone who smokes and those how abstain. In today’s society with all the stressors and day to day things we deal with, some people are just unable to function without that little while rolled up paper to take the edge off. As a previous social smoker I never really realized how much it affected others around me or that I smelled so horrendous after the fact even if it was just a couple while I enjoyed a few adult beverages. But now as a non-smoker, it really gets to me when I am around a large group of people or even just one person who is smoking in my presence. It causes my eyes to water, my nose to burn and sometimes sticks to my clothes and hair without even asking! It has now become the governments increase in income and way of life for many people. Nicotine is an addictive drug, which when inhaled in cigarette smoke reaches the brain faster than the use of IV drugs. Smokers not only become physically addicted to nicotine; they also link smoking with many social activities, making smoking a difficult habit to break. I would not necessarily say that smoking could be a good thing but sometimes it can help you to meet new people not that you have to step away from your friends to go outside and for many just make time pass a little easier. The