Cigarette Smoking in the United States
Cigarette Smoking in the United States
Good health is the first thought of any administration. Due to the increased health concerns
among the people, grievances have been raised to stop using specific drugs, for example, cigarettes and alcohol (Barrington-Trimis). Today’s generations are careless of their health, and concerned parents and guardians are fighting to save their kids. For instance, in the United States, the rate of smoking cigarettes has increased, which posed a threat to users and non-uses that are passive smokers. With the current situation, (the population will continue posing more health impacts, untreatable)not too clear (Creamer Melisa 1013). It is now a plea to the government to bar sellers and restrict(s) areas under which the action can be performed. In this regard, this paper aims at discussing the threats posed by cigarette smoking, how it can be controlled, and what people need to know about the same.July, if you just talk about “the threats posed by cigarette smoking” you are not writing on a controversial issue because most of us know that this is true. But if you say that we must ban cigarettes and stop selling them, then your paper is controversial because you are suggesting something that at least 50% of the people would not agree with. Your paper will then focus on convincing those who do not agree with you that banning cigarette smoking would be the best way to stop death and other illnesses related to smoking.
According to the 2018 reportswhich reports? , reports emerged that cigarettes cause one in five of the United States’ deaths (page?). Cigarette smoking diseases are preventable if only one opts to stop the actions. The above report accounted for four hundred and eighty thousand deaths which occur each year (Barrington-Trimis). Again, out of a hundred adults, fourteen of them are cigarette smokers (Creamer Melisa 1013). From this, it can be concluded that more adults in the US are cigarette smokers, and their health is at risk. The deterioration of their health will continue because the only way to stay healthy is to stop smoking. The youths are encouraged to value their health and know their worth.
Despite the campaigns to ban cigarette smoking, more than thirty-four million individuals do smoke. This is a significant number bearing in mind how to risk it is to even the non-smokers. The threat is to everyone because the cigarettes’ smoke can be inhaled passively. Those victims I am sure have friends they will attract, thereby increasing the number repeatedly. Now, everyone must examine who is around him or her and evaluate their behaviors. If, for example, they are cigarette smokers, they are supposed to be guided and shown how forward. In this case, they are supposed to show how dangerous it is to their health and the people surrounding themselves. It is easily spread, and it is us to stop the spread by encouraging people to drop its use permanently.
We are supposed to be an excellent keeper for our friends. We should not see our friends going in the wrong direction and watch them while they are perishing. The habit created is difficult to stop, but with proper guidance, the impossibilities can be achieved. Even though it is challenging for cigarette takers to stop, it will take adequate time to convince them, and it will be an added value to their life. Friends are the ones responsible for positive behavior change. If I do not take a cigarette and my friend takes, it is easy for me to convince him or her to stop by showing him or her the alternative ways to spend time, for example, going for shows, swimming, and traveling, to mention a few.
The campaign to stop increased cigarette smoking is more directed to men. According to the 2018 statistics, it was found that more men indulge in dirty activities that are harmful to their health. Under this, it is recorded that 15.6 percent of the overall people are men. The above percentage accounts for sixteen men out of a hundred. For women, the proportion is slightly lower as there are twelve females out of a hundred. These statistics were for the adults. It means adults are more involved in cigarette smoking than teenagers and aging. The report is more focused on youths and shows how their healths are negatively affected. There is more to be done for this number to reduce. It is for them to evaluate themselves and undergo various counseling sessions. The step should not be taken for granted as it is detrimental to their health, and there are no measures to stop the habit, more of the deaths will be for adults. It will depend upon themselves because they are not able to heed what they are being told.
If, for example, my friends are addicted, I will try my best to convince them to stop the habit. I will sacrifice my time and everything to make sure their lives have positive changes. The same should be done to the well-off individuals. Even if it means taking that person and start staying together, let that be. Tomorrow is unknown, and it has both good and bad moments. If you change someone’s life, he or she will remember you in his or her lifetime. It will be your blessing, and all the good aspects will come to you. Let us be life changers of our friends.
The most affected individuals are those having low education levels. They have little knowledge about the impacts of cigarette smoking. They do not know precisely what smoking entails; for example, if taken for long, one has a higher possibility of suffering from lung cancer and severe liver problems, to mention a few (Drope Jeffrey 106-115). They have to be educated on the impacts despite them being ignorant. In the cigarette sachet, it is well written that cigarette smoking cause lung cancer and has some drawing depicting teeth that have been affected (Drope Jeffrey 106-115). They are supposed to be aware of such warnings. Some of the acts result from ignorance and peer pressure from friends. If my friend is smoking and I am not strong enough on my life goals, I will one day get involved. From this, the circle gets bigger and bigger.
From the 2018 report, thirty-six out of hundred adults accounted for thirty-six percent. Here, these individuals had a certificate in “General Education Development.” Again, those who had high-school diploma certificates summed to 19.7% in which nearly twenty persons out of hundreds were involved (Barrington-Trimis). The lowest were those having a degree certificate. Under this, only four out of a hundred had smoking habits. From this report, it is clear that 36% of the above individuals do not have requisite information on cigarette smoking impacts (Jamal Ahmed 53). It is their role for the learned individuals to realize how important it is to stay away from smoking (Drope Jeffrey 106-115). It will give them a second thought, and they will not have another option other than opting out. With this attitude, the cigarette smoking rate will tremendously drop.
Again, the other group affected is those having little income. These people have little to focus as their life puts more pressure on them. They have a lot to do, and the only option which comes into there is to get involved in either cigarette smoking or alcohol (Wang Teresa 1225). It is a way of relieving stress and giving themselves nothing to worry about. Individuals having income less than thirty-five thousand dollars are extensively involved in cigarette (Jamal Ahmed 53). The percentage was calculated to be 21.3%, where twenty-one out of hundred adults were accountable. The lowest was for the individuals earning more than a hundred thousand dollars per annum (Wang Teresa 1225). Their number was seven out of a hundred adults, whose percentage was 7.3. It means these people need to help in getting jobs.
As the government champion for the ban on cigarette smoking, it must first solve peoples’ problems as highlighted above. First, it must create job opportunities to help them raise their living standards. It must also offer education to them, whereby it has to explain in-depth detail aboutsmoking impacts. The only way to prevent cigarette smoking is to stop taking it altogether. There are no other options, like taking in small amounts. Apart from the government’s efforts, people themselves have to accept their role in changing other peoples’ lives. Under this, people must be ready to show the victims the way reasonably but not issuing provocations to them.
Works Cited (new page) please see model paper pp. 161-168)
Barrington-Trimis, Jessica L., et al. “Trends in the Age of Cigarette Smoking Initiation Among Young Adults in the US From 2002 to 2018.” JAMA network open 3.10 (2020): e2019022-e2019022.
Creamer, Melisa R., et al. “Tobacco product use and cessation indicators among adults—the United States, 2018.” Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 68.45 (2019): 1013.
Drope, Jeffrey, et al. “Who’s still smoking? Disparities in adult cigarette smoking prevalence in the United States.” CA: a cancer journal for clinicians 68.2 (2018): 106-115.
Jamal, Ahmed, et al. “Current cigarette smoking among adults—United States, 2016.” Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 67.2 (2018): 53.
Wang, Teresa W., et al. “Tobacco product use among adults—the United States, 2017.” Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 67.44 (2018): 1225.
In your paper you sometimes mention banning cigarettes but you don’t focus on banning and how it would help society. Your paper is mostly about cigarettes and how bad they are to our health (almost everyone knows that already). Your introduction should be stronger and state that the best and only way to stop the many deaths related to smoking is by banning smoking. Then the “body” of your paper—the development—should focus on why this would work. How would we be able to solve some of the health problems related to smoking if it is banned-not allowed except in special cases when people actually benefit from it?
Remember that you need to convince people who disagree with you that banning cigarette smoking would be the best way to control the health issues related to smoking.
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Your research paper should focus on: what are the positive outcomes of banning cigarette smoking? How would it help society?
