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Arguments in Favor:
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Smoking should be prohibited. People who smoke smell bad to nonsmokers.
The World Health Organization points out that diseases linked to smoking
kill at least three million people each year, one every six seconds.
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Scientific research has shown that the risk of developing lung cancer
increases with smoking.
The number of cigarettes smoked per day and the duration of the smoking
habit increase your chances.
It diminishes with the cessation of smoking.
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Smoking is not only harmful to the smoker but also results in the deaths
of non-smokers.
Statistics show that passive smoking is causing 3000 to 5000 lung cancer
deaths a year among American non-smokers.
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Smoking not only leads to lung cancer, but also many other diseases.
This includes heart attacks, sore throats, headaches, chronic bronchitis,
pulmonary
emphysema, etc.
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An American scientist estimated that smokers who average a package a day
for 20 years would lose about eight years of their lives.
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Smoking makes the indoor environment far more polluted than the
outdoor environment.
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Pregnant women who smoke run the risk of having deformed babies.
When the mother smokes so does the baby.
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Smoking is an expensive habit, for a smoker who consumes a package a
day will spend much money every month.
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Smoking has a bad impact on the psyche of the smokers.
On the one hand, smokers realize the bad effects of smoking and are
persuaded from time to time to stop.
On the other hand, many of them can hardly resist the temptation
to smoke. Thus, they often lose confidence in themselves.
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Children exposed to parental cigarette smoking are put at a higher risk
of developing lung cancer later in their lives.
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In the countryside, some smokers share the same pipe, which is even
more unhealthier.
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Smoking not only pollutes the air but also makes the streets dirty.
Some smokers flick ash off their cigarettes and throw cigarette butts
everywhere.
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Smoking speeds up the process of aging and helps cause wrinkles on
people's faces.
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Smokers cause many fires that kill people and destroy property.
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Each cigarette smoked costs smokers six minutes of their life.
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