Today I am going to talk about smoking and weigh up the facts and arguments and conclude with my opinion about it. I myself don't smoke.

The facts

Smoking kills 440,000 americans every year.

It is the main cause of Lung cancer

It is a very expensive habit.

There is more in a cigarette than niccotine.

Reasons against:

[Economic]
This is a drain on your money. It is very expensive. It costs about five-ten dollars (thanks for the correction) for your standard pack and they run out very quickly.

[Moral]
It is wrong to smoke, other people can breathe in the smoke emitted from the cigarette (known as second-hand smoking). A member on here has lung problems because of second-hand smoking.

Here are some opinions about it from OTHER members. Only I know who they are, don't ask who they are.

1. It is useless, it drains people's wallets and funds the government. I think they shouldn't invest money in health problems caused by smoking.

2. It is harmful to people who don't even smoke, I was brought up with a smoker and I have lung problems.

3. I do smoke but I don't promote it.

4. You shouldn't but if you do not around others, the smoke emitted is more dangerous than the cigarette itself.

(You may comment saying what you said if you want)

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In conclusion smoking is a choice made by an individual, it usually happens when they are teenagers and either smoke with their friends or look uncool. It doesn't matter either way though, you will breathe in the smoke from your friends. It wouldn't be bad, but it's addictive so your body has no time to repair. It is better to not smoke at all.