Why Cigarettes Should Be Banned

Everyone has seen the ancient government infomercial made in the early 2000’s aimed to steer children and teens away from taking cigarettes. They have had some effect to the new generation according to Statistics Canada with the percentage of Canadians smoking declining from 21% to 18% over the last 5 year. This study also shows that the majority of smokers are in their 40s. Many Canadians still think that the government can do better and have campaigned relentlessly to make cigarettes illegal. Users of cigarettes have responded to these campaigns saying that cigarettes should still remain being legal as users have the right and freedom to do as they please. This reason is valid, but definitely not

Advertisements today control much of how people go about their days. Without a well-presented advertisement, products would not sell. An advertisement can create controversy if presented in a way that offends a group which will result in no sell to the product offered. However, when advertisements are shown correctly, even with the most harmful products like cigarettes, proven to cause lung cancer, can sell. Moreover, each advertisement brings along a different opinion which usually provides the opportunity for a counter-argument from various groups that would demote a product to promote another or to give awareness for a dangerous product. The two advertisement that will be discussed provide different viewpoints from different interest parties.

Cigarette Smoking is the leading cause of preventable deaths in the United states. One out of every five deaths fault to cigarette smoking. Did you know fifteen out of every 100 adults smoke cigarettes? The advertisement I chose is a bullet on top and a cigarette on the bottom. The bullet quotes the word quick and the cigarette says slow. Anti-smoking advertisement show the harmful and negative effects of tobacco. This anto smoking advertisement uses the three rhetoric appeals logos, ethos, and pathos by catching your attenting leaving us to wonder what exactly a bullet and a cigarette has in common.

According to the bulletin of the World Health Organization there are almost 1 billion male and 250 million female smokers worldwide and every day an estimated 82 000 to 99 000 young people start smoking; many are children under the age of 10 and most reside in low- or middle-income countries, if this trend continues, then tobacco could kill a billion people around the world in this century. Aside from death, smoking tobacco gives of a great number of negative effects in the global community, such as it exacerbates poverty, contributes to world hunger and reduces economic productivity.

Almost 17% of the adult population in the United States smoke cigarettes. Smokers are more likely to develop heart disease, stroke, lung cancer or blindness. Cigarettes smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, so there are ranges of advertisements showing the harmful effects of cigarettes, and always telling people to do not smoke it, either by images, statistics or phrases. Among all advertisements that shocks, there is one in particular that it was not necessary a single word on it to do that. This ad is a colorful one that was created by the Roy Castle which is a lung cancer foundation, and was released on December 2007 on magazines and newspapers in the United Kingdom. It shows a white background with two cigarettes together forming a shotgun in the middle of it. This ad uses the three rhetorical appeals of logos, ethos and pathos through a single image. At the same time that the image shows that cigarettes can be deathly, it compares the dangerousness of the cigarette with the

A campaign demonstrating the demand for cigarettes displays how cigarette advertisers sell cigarettes by saying that “it’s okay to smoke”. With this is mind, teens and young adults may want to buy a pack of cigarettes or feel the need to try one because advertisers are saying that it is socially acceptable. This similar tactic of approval occurs when an adult buys a specific cleaning supply because the rest of the world is buying one. In the end, we end up desiring items we don’t necessarily need. Whether it’s cleaning supplies, cigarettes , or weight loss pills; it is due to advertisement. In conclusion, advertisement is propaganda with deleterious effects on our society. Often times we don’t even know we are being affected- this is because advertising is so common. A child may see an ad twice, but they will remember the tones or images and begin to want that toy or product they see. An adult may see an ad that relates to them and a desire for the product, they never wanted to begin with, is

Ever since the first cigarette was made, smoking has become a problem for our country, and it continues to negatively affect the people who smoke and even those who do not. People who smoke are damaging their health and making themselves susceptible to diseases like lung cancer and emphysema. People who do not smoke can be exposed to second-hand smoking, which can lead to serious health risks as well. The government has taken action to help the health of the country by paying for and creating anti-smoking advertisements to persuade smokers to quit or to prevent others from smoking in the future. Some anti-smoking advertisements are successful because they use the prospect of death to frighten people.

Recently, there is a new invention that has become public interest from country’s leader to citizen due to the rise of one device that called e-cigarettes. E-cigarettes or Vape are electronic devices intended to deliver nicotine with flavorings, which up to 7700 different flavors and some other chemicals into vapor. The amount of users of this device has increased in the past couple of years, which contributed $6 billion to the economy in 2015 itself, this is so as it is often portrayed as a healthier substitute for the regular cigarettes though this statement has yet been proven true. The question is: should the government ban the use of e-cigarettes? In my opinion, government should ban the use of e-cigarettes because it is detrimental to health,

Firstly those who believe that smoking should be banned say that cigarettes can affect smokers deeply in the long run. “Over 50,000 studies of the health effects of tobacco in dozens of countries have detailed its dangers. Worldwide, tobacco use causes about 90% of lung cancer deaths, 30% of all cancers, 20-25% of coronary heart diseases and stroke deaths, and more than 80% of chronic bronchitis and emphysema”. (Jordan 1).

Wispy, white tails of smoke drift around the front seat of the car towards the children sitting in the back. The smoke does not amuse the third grader; he smells, sees, and breathes in the smoke every day from his mother’s cigarette. The smoke reaches the newborn infant strapped in her car seat, unable to escape the killer substance hanging in the air. Her lungs slowly adjust to her mother’s killer habits, which then becomes the baby’s killer habit without even lifting the cigarette to her delicate mouth. This scenario occurs in many families and cars around the country, and while many smokers realize the potential, deadly effects on their own bodies, they do not realize the deadly effects on their passengers. Therefore, legislation should ban smoking in cars carrying children under the age of eighteen.

Attention-getter: How many of you been around people who are smoking in public places? Probably, most of us have at least noticed people smoking in CMU campus even it is a non-smoking campus. Secondhand smoke is really harmful to anyone who inhales it in. As smokefree.gov stated, the smoke “contains over 7,000 harmful chemicals, at least 250 of which are known to damage… [ones] health.” Also, the secondhand smoke “can… stay in the air for several hours after somebody smokes.” Therefore, it is harmful to secondhand smoke.

Szilagyi, T. (2002). Hungary introduces a total ban on tobacco advertising. Tobacco Control, 11(1), 79-81.

I think smoking should be banned from public places because not only does it affect the smoker but it also affect anyone that is close by if a child lives in a home with a smoker it can cause the child to develop asthma, lung disease, heart disease, etc. Smoking should be banned in public places for many reason many people do not like the smell of smoke nor want the smell of the smoke to get into their clothes. Smoking also affects the environment. For an example if someone is outside smoking outside near a restaurant and a family wants to sit outside and eat it can affect the family that is eating also if they have kids with them. Usually people look for places where no smokers are so thats why smoking should be banned from all public places.

Smoking has been a long time habit round the world. However, in the past, smoking cigarette was very popular and known to be a cool recreational drug, and was widely accepted by the community across the world. Today smoking has been less widely accepted and more restricted because of the many health risks that are linked to smoking cigarette. These days, people are well educated and more knowledgeable about the health risks of smoking. Therefore, smoking popularity has been in sharp a decline in the past decade. Smoking cigarette is more than just an addiction; it is one of highest cause of death in the world than any other causes.

Smoking has become a social habit nowadays. When people around are smoking, the person practically feel like he/she should be doing the same. And this is increasing day by day in our country. Smoking tribulates almost every organ of the body. It is the leading cause of more than 443,00 deaths each year. Secondly smoking approximately result in 3,000 lung cancer deaths of non-smokers which is given off by the end of the burning cigarette and by the smokers exhalation.