Millions of people globally are suffering from an addiction that they don't have to - Smoking. Millions more are dying in drastic numbers from the effects of smoking on the body. Although cancer is one thing that many associate with smoking, it is but one of the ailments that smoking causes by breaking down the immune system and making it harder for the body to defend itself.
Cancer is already in everyone's body, in fact one is only said to have cancer when the cells multiply out of control. The only thing stopping these cells from replicating out of control is your immune system. It stands to reason that you'd want to do any and everything to protect your immune system. Smoking is not only like putting a wrench in your immune system's gear box it can also FEED the cancer cells in your body, doubling the damage.
In a heath conscious society it's incredibly strange to see people doing everything to restore their health but continuing to smoke without, for the most part, having a clue how this is cramping their body's ability to stay healthy. When the immune system is injured, as with every puff you take, you're stabbing it so to speak, the body's organs cannot do their job. The immune system protects the individual cells in the body as well as the body as a whole, and if just one of your organs stops functioning to peak efficiency, even healthy food and drinking plenty of water won't do any good. In effect, smoking is highly counter productive.
Tobacco remains the highest grossing product sold in America which is a big cause for concern. Many activists have made great strides in taking cigarettes out of bars, restaurants, and any public area, thus saving the lives of many from second hand smoke poisoning, however this has done very little to deter people from lighting up elsewhere. The price of a pack of cigarettes has gone up to the point where many are complaining about the cost, some even actually stop smoking, but the majority of people continue to smoke regardless.
Those who do quit tend to return to smoking because they can't kick the habit on their own. Due to the negative impact of smoking, from health deterioration, foul smelling breath, clothing, and hair (and skin!), it has become society's goal to educate the public on the effects of smoking and how taking the initiative to stop smoking can save lives in more ways than one. In many ways it saves not only your life literally, but improves the quality of your life thus saving you from misery as well.
With education and awareness throughout many communities, there is hope that lives will be spared and the healthy future of our nation can be restored. This is a noble goal, but not one that will be easily realized. Each person, however, that makes the decision to stop smoking is adding to the growing numbers of people waking up from the glorified (but ridiculously immoral) ads and powerful word of mouth advertising that smoking is cool, and are realizing that it is anything but. Each person who quits also becomes a voice added to the collective which grows more powerful with each person.
Though the sale of tobacco booms throughout the economy, it is costing the lives of many innocent people who are misled into thinking it's semi-safe to smoke. It is a known statistic that a smoker loses 13 years of their life compared to the non smoker. The biggest problem is not convincing people to stop smoking, it's providing a program that actually helps them to quit. When the health starts to deteriorate significantly, many want to quit but find it incredibly difficult. The physical addiction to smoking is ironically easier to break than the mental one.
It takes a lot more than simple discipline. Through many programs you can get a 360 degree program to help you stop smoking, physically and emotionally, to fight withdraw symptoms, physical and mental, and to retrain your mind to live life tobacco free. Smoking has many things around it that change just about everything you do, so it stands to reason that to stop smoking means quitting bad habits and changing your life- literally and figuratively. Changing your life will save your life as well!
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