Tobacco should be banned. Creative Writing Essay.

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Tobacco Should Be Banned
Every year, about 6.7 million tons of tobacco are produced throughout the world. According to Jegede(2019), in the list of top producers of tobacco in the entire world, the top five are China, Brazil, India, U.S.A, and Indonesia in that order. U.S.A is the fourth largest producer of tobacco in the world. Its production in the year 2019 is about 467 956 000 pounds according to statista.com. With all this production and the amount of income it earns the country, do we really stop to think of the effects this brings and the side effects that we suffer, as a country and the whole world in extension, from the production of tobacco? Have we considered other options and other income generating activities that do not involve production of a substance dangerous to our health and the environment? Do we really consider the persons who suffer from tobacco, not because they chose to but because other people around them chose to use tobacco subsistence? Do we consider the possibility of having counterfeits that look genuine but contain more harmful and unregulated substances that may harm us? Have we really thought how in producing the tobacco, we actually affect all the creatures of sea and dry land? Do we care how it affects the productivity of the people, the country and the whole world? With the hazards that tobacco causes, both to our health and the environment, I strongly believe tobacco should be banned not only in the United State but all around the world.
What are the effects of tobacco to a country and the entire world population? Tobacco smoking leads to diseases that affect almost every part of the body. It is time to take a close look at this general statement. The inhaled substances damage the lungs and leaves one vulnerable to such infections as emphysema which is the destruction of air sacs and chronic bronchitis which is a permanent inflammation on the bronchus. These are health hazards from basic smoking of tobacco products – cigarettes. Tobacco consumption also results to effects on the integumentary system – the skin, hair and nails. It literally changes the skin structure therefore increasing the risk of squamous cell carcinoma popularly known as skin cancer. This clearly shows how tobacco affects the body respiratory system and the skin structure which is a serious health hazard. These effects run deep as they are not easy to treat and are mostly long term - one will not notice the effects when they start consuming the tobacco and its products.
Tobacco consumption leads to constricted blood vessels. “The nicotine and carbon monoxide in cigarette smoke damage the cardiovascular system and pave the way for a stroke”, This will increase the blood pressure leaving someone vulnerable to suffering stroke and even heart attack. It also lowers the HDL cholesterol and raises the LDL cholesterol. This is harmful as it lowers the efficiency of the heart in performing its functions. It also raises the fats in the body by raising the triglycerides in the tissues around the heart. This all amounts to exposing the heart to extreme dangerous conditions increasing chances of stroke and heart attack. Research also shows that, compared to people who don’t consume tobacco, people who consume are at a greater risk of blood cancer. This is evidence enough that tobacco is harmful to human health.
While it is true that tobacco has a higher monetary value which is good for the economy of the country, it is also true that some dangerous and harmful gases are reduced during the curing process. These gaseous substance affect the balance of the respiratory gases by contaminating the air. This has adverse effects as it aids the formation of acid rain which alters the pH of the soils and water bodies. Altered pH makes the ecosystem less conducive for the organisms that live in that habitat as organisms can only survive in specific pH. Another effect of the gaseous pollutants is destruction of the ozone layer which shields human skin from direct sunlight. This exposes people to danger of cancer from the direct sunlight rays.
According to the FDA, “Smoking is a major cause of cardiovascular diseases, such as coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, heart attack and stroke.” However. one can inhale the smoke even without actually smoking – secondhand smokers. Secondhand smokers are the persons who inhale smoke from the burning end of a cigarette or from the smoke exhaled by a primary smoker. A secondhand smoker can be anyone from a kid on his way to school to an old woman on her way from the store. It could also be someone with a heart disease. They are secondhand smokers because someone else is smoking around them even though they may not have intended to smoke. Some people argue that there are smoking zones to ensure there are no secondhand smokers but in reality, smokers exhale and other parties inhale the smoke. It is clear the ‘smoking zones’ solution is not...