Many people feel that smoking is a kind of hobby. Studies conducted by the American Cancer Society and the American Lung Association indicate that smoking is in fact the main trigger of premature death. It is necessary to realize that smoking does not poisons only the smoker, but it also contributes to the health aggravation of people surrounding the smoker, in particular children whose organs are still undergoing a stage of development.
It is considered worldwide that smoking is a major agent of premature death. As a matter of fact 1 in 5 deaths in the US alone are linked to smoking. According to the statistics 400,000 individuals from 1996 to 1999 died every year in the US because of smoking. Actually smoking is attributed directly in the cases of coronary heart diseases, chronic airway obstruction and lung cancer. Do you suffer from any of these disorders?
If we discount the death cases related to second-hand smoking, we will see that men and women who smoke lose at average 13-14 years from life expectancy. In fact, at such a pace of tobacco smoking, about 6.4 million children can lose their lives prematurely. Thus the economy will need to make the expenditure of around $100 billion in health care costs every year, not to mention the productivity loss because of high medical expenses and death rate. Smoking is the main cause of such health conditions as lung cancer, chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Undoubtedly this is a huge amount of money which might be used for better purposes.
To tell the truth cardiovascular disease is considered to be the leading death cause in the United States, and tobacco consumption is proven to be a major contributor. Research has registered the deaths of 85,000 men and 65,000 women because of lung cancer and bronchial disease which are closely related to smoking. This can mean that smoking is indeed much more dangerous to the health than most of us think. Although this data ought to work as a relevant warning to people, they keep on ignoring the warnings and do not give up the harmful habit.
There are individuals who want to stop smoking, and take countless attempts at achieving the goal every day. Many people make their New Year resolutions to quit smoking like those who wish to lose excessive weight. It is necessary to encourage these people and give every effort to support them.