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Smoking has become a major part of our American culture, whether it be cigarettes, cigars, or pipes. Years ago, people had no knowledge about the effects smoking had on the human body. ... Most of the Hollywood films had all of their big acting stars smoking; so many people took on smoking wanting to be just like the movie stars. The government has come a long way in teaching the American society about the effects of smoking. ... (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) Programs for youths, they raised tax on cigarettes tremendously, and the most recent is the ban of smoking in public places. ...
Even though smoking mostly affects the inside of the body, people can still tell if you smoke because of the smell it leaves on the smoker and on the smoker’s clothes. ... Needless to say, smoking destroys your mouth. ... Another reason why smoking is bad for the mouth is because it can irritate all the membranes in the smoker’s mouth. ... 8) Since the smoker experienced pleasure while smoking the cigarette, this increases his cravings to have that “good feeling” again, since the feeling wore off. ... Smoking is America’s #1 leading cause of heart attacks, strokes, and forms of cancer. (Brownlee, pg 949)
What many people not know is that smoking reduces your sex drive. In men, it increases the risk of impotence, and in women, smoking increases the chance of getting cervical cancer as well as causing an earlier menopause in life. Smoking also has a major effect on pregnancies and unborn babies. ... Smoking during pregnancy is a major problem, especially since it will affect the fetus. ... Smoking during pregnancy not only stunts physical growth and appearance, but also stunts the child’s mental growth. ...
(Fromatz, pg 13)
Another major system that smoking affects is the respiratory system. ... When you are smoking, the tar settles into the bronchial tubes, which are located in the lungs.
Approximate Word count = 1553
Approximate Pages = 6.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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