The issue of cigarette advertising is an important one, especially in this country where so many young adolescents smoke. One of the main causes of this problem is peer pressure. Another cause is advertising, especially TV advertising. Smoking, as we all know, leads to a number of health problems such as cancer and heart disease. Many people think that cigarette advertising should not be banned since this would limit our free choice in this matter. However there is growing evidence that this serious problem is getting out of control. Let us examine the facts more closely.
The most important reason why cigarette advertising should be banned is that cigarette is bad for our health. Smoking causes lung cancer and heart disease. Many people also suffer from slow and painful death from a disease called emphysema.
Another important reason why cigarette advertising should be banned is that it costs the tax payer money. People who become sick from smoking have to be cared for in expensive hospitals. In addition their deaths often results in financial problem for their families.
Finally cigarette smoking may lead to another problem namely drug addiction. Although there is not conclusive evidence that this often happens, many experts in this area feel that there is a connection between the two.
Perhaps a solution to this problem is the education of young children concerning the dangers of taking up this habit. Also a heavy tax could be placed on cigarettes so that youngsters would not be able to afford them. In any case, it seems beyond any reasonable doubt that cigarette advertising should be banned.
The issue of
cigarette
advertising is an
important
one,
especially
in this country where
so
many
young adolescents smoke. One of the main causes of this
problem
is peer pressure. Another cause is advertising,
especially
TV advertising.
Smoking
, as we all know, leads to a number of health
problems
such as cancer and heart disease.
Many
people
think
that
cigarette
advertising should not be
banned
since this would limit our free choice in this matter.
However
there is growing evidence that this serious
problem
is getting out of control.
Let
us examine the facts more
closely
.
The most
important
reason why
cigarette
advertising should be
banned
is that
cigarette
is
bad
for our health.
Smoking
causes lung cancer and heart disease.
Many
people
also
suffer from slow and painful death from a disease called emphysema.
Another
important
reason why
cigarette
advertising should be
banned
is that it costs the tax payer money.
People
who become sick from
smoking
have to
be cared
for in expensive hospitals. In
addition
their deaths
often
results in financial
problem
for their families.
Finally
cigarette
smoking
may lead to another
problem
namely
drug addiction. Although there is not conclusive evidence that this
often
happens,
many
experts in this area feel that there is a
connection between
the two.
Perhaps a solution to this
problem
is the education of young children concerning the
dangers
of taking up this habit.
Also
a heavy tax could
be placed
on
cigarettes
so
that youngsters would not be able to afford them. In any case, it seems beyond any reasonable doubt that
cigarette
advertising should be
banned
.