Informative Essay On Tobacco

Teen use of tobacco products in America is at an all-time high. Most teenagers think it is exciting and cool to smoke cigarettes and chew tobacco, and they do it to fit in and to be included. But, in fact, it’s not ‘exciting’ or ‘cool’ at all. I am going to list all of the reasons why it is such a huge problem. The reasons are all going to be facts and statistics, to explain all of the dangers that come along with using tobacco products. I am also going to suggest possible reason as to why this has become an epidemic.
Smoking causes terrible health problems in general, but especially if you start smoking in the early years of your life. Some of the health problems include cough, increased phlegm productions, an increase in respiratory illnesses, decreased physical fitness, an unfavorable lipid profile, potential retardation in the growth and development of the lungs, and the level of maximum lung function. It is estimated that 44,000 Americans die each years from diseases that are related to the use of tobacco. One in five adolescents between the ages of thirteen and fifteen smoke worldwide. The amount of teenage smokers is an epidemic. Every day, six thousand children start smoking, and two thousands of those children will become addicted and begin smoking regularly. Nearly twenty percent of twelfth graders, twelve percent of tenth graders, and
These health problems especially prevail if you begin smoking at such a young age. This being said, we need to find a solution to this huge problem. We could possibly ban tobacco commercials, as a lot of the influence to start using tobacco products comes from the positive portrayal of them. This problem does not need to be ignored any longer, and something needs to be done about