Yay for smoking???
I'm not really a smoker. I've never bought a pack of cigarette or tobacco myself. I only smoke when offered, and I must say I don't mind smoking (esp. hookah) at all, I actually like it sometimes. I know there are many @ers out there who are in love with hookah and how it helps to facilitate meaningful conversations. I never noticed a change to my health after smoking a cigarette or a round of hookah once in a while, but for some people, or better yet for entire humanity, smoking can be deadly. Here are some reasons why we should stop smoking.
First, let's start with the obvious. TOBACCO CAUSES HEALTH ISSUES SERIOUS LIKE CANCER THAT POSSIBLY CAUSE DEATH. Some people still try to argue against this fact, but it's true. In fact, it is the leading preventable cause of death worldwide. I think I don't need to embellish any further about this point. Smoking kills. Period.
Sadly, nothing seems to work when convincing a smoker not to smoke. It isn't too hard to imagine the difficulty, I know as a runner that I wouldn't stop running just because I'm told that running is bad for me. I've been hurt before, physically and mentally, because of running. But I know that tomorrow morning, I will go for a run before work even if I get chased by street dogs from time to time (they are more aggressive in the morning for some reason). I've heard of enough stories of girlfriends trying to stop their boyfriends from smoking, and vice versa, but it is rare to hear of a success. If the direct harm of tobacco is not enough to stop a smoker from smoking, try these reasons.
* Tobacco exacerbates poverty
* Tobacco contributes to world hunger by diverting prime land away from food production
* Tobacco production damages the environment
* Tobacco reduces economic productivity
* While the Tobacco industry may employ people, this can be considered an example of “wasted labor”, capital and resources.
Interested in reading more about this? Go to this great website to find out more about the effects of tobacco. You'd be amazed. Then you should ask yourself, if you are a smoker, why do I continue to smoke? And is that reason worth the harm it creates? If you are not a smoker, now you have enough knowledge to convince the smokers you know why smoking isn't worth it, or at least educate them of the possible consequences. After reading this article, I don't feel like smoking anymore, even if it's only on rare occasions.
So...yay for not smoking???
First, let's start with the obvious. TOBACCO CAUSES HEALTH ISSUES SERIOUS LIKE CANCER THAT POSSIBLY CAUSE DEATH. Some people still try to argue against this fact, but it's true. In fact, it is the leading preventable cause of death worldwide. I think I don't need to embellish any further about this point. Smoking kills. Period.
Sadly, nothing seems to work when convincing a smoker not to smoke. It isn't too hard to imagine the difficulty, I know as a runner that I wouldn't stop running just because I'm told that running is bad for me. I've been hurt before, physically and mentally, because of running. But I know that tomorrow morning, I will go for a run before work even if I get chased by street dogs from time to time (they are more aggressive in the morning for some reason). I've heard of enough stories of girlfriends trying to stop their boyfriends from smoking, and vice versa, but it is rare to hear of a success. If the direct harm of tobacco is not enough to stop a smoker from smoking, try these reasons.
* Tobacco exacerbates poverty
* Tobacco contributes to world hunger by diverting prime land away from food production
* Tobacco production damages the environment
* Tobacco reduces economic productivity
* While the Tobacco industry may employ people, this can be considered an example of “wasted labor”, capital and resources.
Interested in reading more about this? Go to this great website to find out more about the effects of tobacco. You'd be amazed. Then you should ask yourself, if you are a smoker, why do I continue to smoke? And is that reason worth the harm it creates? If you are not a smoker, now you have enough knowledge to convince the smokers you know why smoking isn't worth it, or at least educate them of the possible consequences. After reading this article, I don't feel like smoking anymore, even if it's only on rare occasions.
So...yay for not smoking???
posted by Masato at
1:15 PM
2 Comments:
yay @ that too, and you think noone knows all about that?:)) they do, I DO and still smoking 3 packs a day, what a wonderful life:)
Well, everyone knows that smoking kills, but at least I didn't know that the entire tobacco industry can be considered wasted labor. You smoke THREE packs a day??? You'll be a hell of an doctor for sure :)
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