Smoking Jeopardise Life

            Smoking is quite popular habit among society these days. Smokers not only can be found among adults but also teenagers. It is disheartening to see how teenagers end up being involved in such unhealthy activity.

            Almost nine out of ten tobacco users start smoking before they are eighteen years old. People rarely start to smoke once they are adults. But if smoking is bad, then why do teenagers start doing it?

            Actually, there are no physical reasons to start smoking. People do not need tobacco like they need food, water, sleep and exercise. Most people say they start because of social reasons. One of the reasons why teenagers smoke is to try to look older or mature. Some may think that smoking or chewing tobacco makes them more cool or good-looking like a movie star.

            There may be many other reasons to explain why teenagers done all these. Perhaps they have been neglected by their parents. Perhaps it is peer pressure or even temptation and want to try something new.

            Smokers can easily be identified. They smell like nicotine and stale smoke. They also have bad breath and yellowish stain on their fingers and teeth. Face wrinkles will also appear at an early age and looks fatigue.

            However, there are many other effects which are far more hazardous such as cancer. Smokers are at a high risk of developing cancer than non-smokers. Smokers often develop cancers of the throat, mouth and lungs. Furthermore, nicotine and carbon monoxide in cigarettes increase heart rate which means that it will raises the risk of high blood pressure and ultimately leads to heart attacks.

            Teenagers are blessed with the chance to having a brighter future. Whatever the reason may be, it cannot justify why teenagers should choose such unhealthy activity. To those who are smoking, please stop it. Reduce cigarettes consumption slowly and set a date to quit. It is better to use the radical way because the earlier we quit from smoking, more life can be saved. As the saying goes, prevent is better than cure. It is up to us either to lead a healthy life or the opposite.