Smoking is the process of inhaling smoke and dangerous chemicals into the body including the plant tobacco. This dangerous act has been spread worldwide legally resulting in negative outcomes. According to the statistics shown in the article "How Many People Use Tobacco" (2014), about 24.9 million individuals consume tobacco nowadays for different purposes and in many ways. These ways include putting the tobacco leaf in cigarettes, cigars, shisha, as a paste to sniff, and to chew. Many different people from all classes and ages are using this product starting at a really young age up to being adults. This bad habit results from teenagers being influenced by their surrounding, as a way to relieve stress or a bad mood, and as a way of attracting the opposite sex. However, all these effects that individuals believe are healthy or lead to positive outcomes are the complete opposite.
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One does not realize how bad the consequences resulting from tobacco are; studies also show that tobacco is even more effective than drugs such as heroin or marijuana (Alford, 2015). Inhaling tobacco is a process that leads to devastation, destroying oneself, and eventually death. As a result, tobacco should be considered as an illegal drug due to it leading to health problems, social disadvantages, and environmental effects. Health problem is a serious consequence resulting from the usage of tobacco. These risks involve cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, cancerous tumors, affects the mentality and appearance of one, leads to addiction, and results in death (Fielding, 1985). Cardiovascular disease is related to the heart; when one inhales the smoke, it reaches the heart, causes fast heart beats, and eventually may result in a heart attack. On the other hand, respiratory disease is connected to the breathing. While inhaling the dangerous chemical, the tobacco will enter the lungs leading to difficulties in breathing and more specifically asthma. Ones mentality will be altered by the way nicotine which is a drug found in tobacco affects the brain itself. When one inhales the tobacco, a signal is sent to the brain which triggers a good and relaxed feeling. This is a negative outcome because one will not be able to get this feeling unless he or she has smoked. Eventually, the act will become an addiction and one will be completely obsessed with the feeling that they will not be able to let go of it. As for appearance, smoking results in the teeth turning into a yellow shade, more wrinkles appearing on the face, and blue, dry lips. One will know the individual is a smoker by looking at these negative symptoms. The most important and dangerous health risk is being diagnosed with cancer. Based on the article "Health Effects and Control" (1985), tobacco will result in a tumor being grown in any part of the body including the thyroid, lungs, or brain. This is caused by the chemical entering the bloodstream of one and affecting the cells resulting in cancer. In conclusion, all of these health risks added up will eventually lead to death. This will result in a high fatality rate which will affect the population of the country, employment, and development. In addition to the health problems, tobacco leads to complications in the society. A social problem is a problem that affects the society as a whole and the citizens themselves (Macionis, 2012). Examples of social problems include high unemployment, crime, divorce, and even death. Tobacco will lead to these outcomes in several ways. First of all, when many individuals in the society die, the population will decrease greatly. This will lead to having less laborers and workers which will affect the income, work being done, and development of the country. Also, financial problems will increase; one will prioritize the tobacco and cigarette over everything else. This will result in the smoker spending loads of money on every cigarette pack instead of paying it to the poor or to benefit the society itself. According to Macionis (2012), a social stratification will develop between the different classes. There will be a great gap between the poor and the rich; this will increase poverty. The rate of crime or doing illegal acts will also become high; one might cross the
One does not realize how bad the consequences resulting from tobacco are; studies also show that tobacco is even more effective than drugs such as heroin or marijuana (Alford, 2015). Inhaling tobacco is a process that leads to devastation, destroying oneself, and eventually death. As a result, tobacco should be considered as an illegal drug due to it leading to health problems, social disadvantages, and environmental effects. Health problem is a serious consequence resulting from the usage of tobacco. These risks involve cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, cancerous tumors, affects the mentality and appearance of one, leads to addiction, and results in death (Fielding, 1985). Cardiovascular disease is related to the heart; when one inhales the smoke, it reaches the heart, causes fast heart beats, and eventually may result in a heart attack. On the other hand, respiratory disease is connected to the breathing. While inhaling the dangerous chemical, the tobacco will enter the lungs leading to difficulties in breathing and more specifically asthma. Ones mentality will be altered by the way nicotine which is a drug found in tobacco affects the brain itself. When one inhales the tobacco, a signal is sent to the brain which triggers a good and relaxed feeling. This is a negative outcome because one will not be able to get this feeling unless he or she has smoked. Eventually, the act will become an addiction and one will be completely obsessed with the feeling that they will not be able to let go of it. As for appearance, smoking results in the teeth turning into a yellow shade, more wrinkles appearing on the face, and blue, dry lips. One will know the individual is a smoker by looking at these negative symptoms. The most important and dangerous health risk is being diagnosed with cancer. Based on the article "Health Effects and Control" (1985), tobacco will result in a tumor being grown in any part of the body including the thyroid, lungs, or brain. This is caused by the chemical entering the bloodstream of one and affecting the cells resulting in cancer. In conclusion, all of these health risks added up will eventually lead to death. This will result in a high fatality rate which will affect the population of the country, employment, and development. In addition to the health problems, tobacco leads to complications in the society. A social problem is a problem that affects the society as a whole and the citizens themselves (Macionis, 2012). Examples of social problems include high unemployment, crime, divorce, and even death. Tobacco will lead to these outcomes in several ways. First of all, when many individuals in the society die, the population will decrease greatly. This will lead to having less laborers and workers which will affect the income, work being done, and development of the country. Also, financial problems will increase; one will prioritize the tobacco and cigarette over everything else. This will result in the smoker spending loads of money on every cigarette pack instead of paying it to the poor or to benefit the society itself. According to Macionis (2012), a social stratification will develop between the different classes. There will be a great gap between the poor and the rich; this will increase poverty. The rate of crime or doing illegal acts will also become high; one might cross the