People smoke mostly in the form of cigarette. Some population use even cigar, beedi, pipes etc. All these contain dried leaves of tobacco plant. A cigarette or any such thing is lit for the purpose of inhaling smoke. It contains a harmful substance 'nicotine'. Tobacco is an agricultural product, grown in the farms. Farmers get good wage by growing the tobacco as an agricultural plant. Tobacco is also used in preparation of some medicines. But when tobacco is used just for pleasure, is harmful to life.
Smoking causes many harmful diseases like lung cancer, emphysema, heart attacks, high blood pressure, and continuing obstructive pulmonary disease and can lead to birth effects. Some population puff just for fashion. Generally a someone starts smoking with friends or colleagues just for fun. Slowly they get addicted and later they reach to a stage where they can't resist themselves from smoking and come to be 'chain smoker'. Chain smoking means a someone continues to smoke roughly without break. If once a someone becomes 'chain smoker' then it will be very tough to that someone to keep himself away from smoking even for few hours and this habit leads to death.
It is found that mostly men smoke, but the habit of smoking is also seen in some women and it is a very perilous habit for women, when compared to men. Because researchers have found that smoking leads to more health hazards in women when compared to men. Smoking habit is found more in young women when compared to old women. Smoking habit is found in women of backward rural areas and also in so called Hi-Fi society. Smoking is perilous for pregnant women. Because it will show affect on the child in the womb and may lead to birth effects.
Smoking affects not only the someone who takes it directly, but also the population colse to that person. The population who are colse to the someone who is smoking are forced automatically to accomplish 'passive smoking'. This passive smoking is more perilous when compared to direct smoking. Passive smoking can be found in public places like bus stands, railway stations and in any ended room with less ventilation. Government has banned smoking in public places. But it is not being implemented strictly any where in the country. There are some countries which strictly implement ban on public smoking. But in our country still it has to be implemented.
Every year many population who are dying due to diseases caused by smoking habit. It includes men and women. Government should implement definite ban on public smoking and also usage of tobacco in any form. Because some population chew tobacco in many forms. Many associates are producing dissimilar products by using tobacco. population who use tobacco feel that they are enjoying but day by day the habit will lead to many diseases and ultimately to death also.
Government is implementing some rules that on every cigarette packet it is printed as Statutory Warning: Smoking Is Injurious To Health. But even when the someone who takes the cigarette from that pack reads it and continues to take cigarettes. population who are well educated also resort to smoking as it becomes their habit. Some even say that smoking keeps them active and it will help them in getting new ideas and leads to creativity. But in fact it is not true. Nicotine which is present in tobacco keeps a someone active only for some time, but it show long term ill effects. Some street children also resort to smoking regularly which is more perilous than adults.
Smoking is a bad habit which causes not only inconvenience to others but also harmness. Those who are addicted to smoking can quit smoking by undergoing some medicine and also some methods such as choosing strictly not to smoke and if even they smoke, smoking some herbal cigarettes which are not harmful to health. Thus Slowly then can quit smoking completely. On 31st may we are celebrating 'world no tobacco day'. Mere celebrating such days is not sufficient, but every someone who is addicted to smoking should try to quit smoking and no someone should try smoking for what ever reasons they have to smoke. Because smoking is a 'bad habit'
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