Smoking is very popular in the United States. Almost every gas station, there are ads about why you should buy cigarettes. However, the smoke from cigarettes has life threatening chemicals in them. Smoking is terrible because it’s not good for your health, it gives you have a bad appearance, and it has a bad influence on others.
The first reason why smoking is bad for you is because of all the health reasons. When smoking the risk of developing cancer is higher than ever. Out of all the people who die of lung cancer, 90% of men and 80% do so because they smoked. The tar and smoke in the lungs causes lung cancer. Furthermore, the smoke caught in your throat and mouth could lead to a cancer. There are about eleven cancers associated with smoking. After you smoke, chance of suffering from a heart attack can increase. The smoke from the cigarette affects the way that you breathe. If you are not breathing, then you would die. People who smoke are about two to four times more likely to develop heart disease. Second hand smoke can affect you in the same ways as first hand smoking can. Your dental hygiene is affected as well. Leukoplakia is a disease that you get from smoking. It is basically white patches that you get all over your mouth. Also, your breath tends to smell after you smoke. Sometimes, people’s teeth can become different after they smoke. People would be reckless to smoke and ruin their well-being.
Now, smoke will affect your appearance within a couple of years. Yellow teeth are a result of smoking. After every time you smoke, your teeth become yellow because of the tar. Eventually, they become yellowish brown and are dirty. It makes it seem like you haven’t brushed your teeth in a few years! In my opinion, this is the biggest reason why I think people should never smoke. Also, those who smoke can have a deeper voice if they smoke. The vocal cords become damaged and the voice becomes a lot deeper than usual. Your voice could also become scratchy and raspy. It may seem like speaker needs to cough because of the raspy voice. If a woman is the smoker, her voice may sound more like a man’s voice. If you were a woman, would you like to have a manly voice? I know I wouldn’t. The last example of why smoking gives you a bad