Smoking Should Prohibited -- Debate 4
Arguments in Favor:
  1. Smoking should be prohibited. People who smoke smell bad to nonsmokers.
  2. Scientific research has shown that the risk of developing lung cancer increases with smoking.
    The number of cigarettes smoked per day and the duration of the smoking habit increase your chances.
    It diminishes with the cessation of smoking.
  3. Smoking is not only harmful to the smoker but also results in the deaths of non-smokers.
  4. Smoking not only leads to lung cancer, but also many other diseases.
    This includes heart attacks, sore throats, headaches, chronic bronchitis, pulmonary emphysema, etc.
  5. An American scientist estimated that smokers who average a package a day for 20 years would lose about eight years of their lives.
  6. Smoking makes the indoor environment far more polluted than the outdoor environment.
  7. Pregnant women who smoke run the risk of having deformed babies. When the mother smokes so does the baby.
  8. Smoking is an expensive habit, for a smoker who consumes a package a day will spend much money every month.
  9. Children exposed to parental cigarette smoking are put at a higher risk of developing lung cancer later in their lives.
  10. In the countryside, some smokers share the same pipe, which is even more unhealthier.
  11. Smoking not only pollutes the air but also makes the streets dirty.
  12. Smoking speeds up the process of aging and helps cause wrinkles on people's faces.
  13. Smokers cause many fires that kill people and destroy property.
  14. Each cigarette smoked costs smokers six minutes of their life.