Smoking Kills! A phrase that is being used time and time again throughout the world. But does anyone actually listen to these 2 wise words? The majority dont.Although views on smoking have changed it is still something that goes on throughout the nation everyday and although there has been a decline in the amount of 'smokers' there is still a very large amount of young and old people whom still pay hundreds even thousands of pounds every year on this disgusting habit.
Although the media can be blamed for young people smoking i feel it is down to the government to stamp smoking out once and for all! If they are serious about stopping young people from picking up the habit then why do they still allow young people to buy tobacco? Surely there is a better way to stop young people from picking up the habit without having to spend too much of the governments 'precious and limited' budget? Perhaps if children were educated at a young age throughout primary, junior and high school they would have a better understanding as to what the consequences of smoking are so that when they get to the age of 16 and are making a decision as to wether they would like to try smoking or not they are fully aware of what they would be doing to themselves.
Although the government do seem to be doing 'what they can' by creating advertisements which are seen day in and day out by the nation are they really effective enough to stop people from doing something they are addicted to? An example of one of these advertisements is posted below:
If that advertisement isnt enough to get you to stop then maybe these facts and figures might do the trick:
- Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in the UK.
- Just over 38,300 people were diagnosed with lung cancer in the UK in 2004.
- Smoking is the single greatest avoidable risk factor for cancer. It causes more than a quarter of all deaths from cancer in the UK.
- Worldwide, smoking has caused an estimated 100 million deaths in the last century.
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