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1st ARTICLE: SIDE EFFECTS OF SMOKING
Smoking. A person would have to be living on another planet or underground to be unaware of its health risks. The health side effects of smoking include a massively increased risk of a variety of cancers (including more rapid tumor growth), emphysema, pulmonary obstructive disease, and an unquestionable increase in cardiac issues—including heart attack, blocked cardiac arteries, and a potential enlargement of the heart. Additional side effects include a decrease in overall health, dental disease, and dramatically shortened life expectancies: 15-20 fewer years on average.
Along with these health-related side effects, there are additional negative side-effects: the stench of smoke that permeates your clothes and hair, yellowed teeth and fingers, burn holes on favorite clothes and furniture, greater risk of household fires, and the inevitable search for a place to smoke. Additionally, remember that if you have children, they are learning to engage in this deadly habit—no matter how often you tell them to never start smoking. There is also one of the less often mentioned side effects: social ostracism. Smokers, by and large, are not respected, often not welcome at social events, and constantly challenged by non-smokers and legislation designed to discourage and prohibit the habit in an attempt to decrease the negative side effects for non-smokers and to cut health care costs.
Finally, the financial side effects of smoking: the overall cost is devastating. According to “Quitters [login to view URL],” smoking 20 cigarettes per day for 15 years will cost you $65,000. This is an overwhelming side effect: smoking makes you poor. What could you do with that $65,000? Buy a car, buy a new home, finance your child’s education. In today’s economy, this side effect is devastating: how many of us have money to literally burn?
Now to address the alleged positive side effects of smoking: smokers assert that it calms them down. This assertion is patently false. Nicotine is a stimulant, not a depressant; this belief is a psychological fallacy, plain and simple. Another reason for smoking claimed by smokers is that it is a legal activity, a right they possess to exercise. While this is true, it denies years of research that this “right” is one that can ultimately be lethal; again, the detrimental side effects are undeniable. Finally, the most often claimed reason for the continuation of smoking: “Simply, I love to smoke.” While we can all understand the enjoyment of engaging in activities that may be dangerous to us, most people ultimately realize that the potential consequences and side effects far outweigh any pleasure that may be gained from the habit.
Ultimately, the answer is obvious: the side effects speak for themselves. Stopping is the only way to combat these side effects. Ignoring the side effects will cost you money, time, health, relationships—and, ultimately—your life.
SUMMARY:
The side effects of smoking include health risks, decreased attractiveness due to unpleasant smells and yellowing of teeth, social ostracism, and devastating financial consequences. These side effects have been thoroughly researched and are unquestionable.
Written By: Melissa Divine, M.A.