smoking
...al effects similar to those of addictive drugs. The government has tried to discourage smoking. They have banned smoking ads on television and radio. They implemented the surgeon’s general warning to be place on cigarette packages and advertisements. The surgeon’s general warning describes the hazards of tobacco. Many people are unaware of the severe health problems nicotine can cause. Cigarettes cost about $3.40 a pack. For a normal smoker who smokes a pack a day, that would cost $1,241 a year! That money could be spent to buy a new sofa set. Buy a decent used car. People that quit smoking now, can invest that money and retire earlier. Each pack of cigarettes sold costs our nation $7 in medical car and lost productivity (CDC). Why pay for something that might kill you? Smokers don’t understand that if they ke...