(b) A smoker should be held accountable to a high degree for his or her addiction to nicotine because they took the initiative or made the decision to begin smoking despite all the advertising of the health risks and consequences that the media and medical providers alert the public with. There are so many risks and exposures that nicotine can bring to a person’s health, physiology and behavior. On the other hand, when a person is already addicted and it’s difficult to stop; when the addiction gets to this point, then their accountability changes. It becomes as a decease that’s uncontrollable. There are different programs and alternatives offered to nicotine addicts, that if sought, they can help with this difficult …show more content…
In many public places people are limited to where they can smoke, they need to remove themselves from areas of common socialization. Smokers can feel judged, unaccepted or rejected by friends or family that are nonsmokers. In politics - There has been a constant battle between the government and the tobacco industry with different studies about health hazards, such as the formation of an independent council for tobacco research to look in to health claims, which was not independent and served to undermine scientific evidence demonstrating the negative health consequences. Also changing laws, such as banning all TV, radio, and billboards; and federal supported program to enforce prohibiting sales to minors. These have caused economic changes to the industry and tax income from the drop sales of