Monster Essays - Ban Smoking
Ban Smoking
Although smoking is a proven killer, Americans waste hundreds of dollars
each year on tobacco products. Other drugs that are harmful, such as crack or
marijuana, are illegal in the United States. However, the use of cigarettes,
which kills millions worldwide annually, is perfectly legal. If certain harmful
substances are illegal, then cigarettes should not be permitted either.
Smoking has several harmful effects on the body. Cigarettes cause
eighty-five percent of lung cancer and are responsible for thirty percent of all
deaths resulting from cancer. (Bartecchi, 49) People who have smok....
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