Outlawing Tobacco Products This year alone cigarettes will kill over 420,000 Americans, and many more will suffer from cancers, circulatory and respiratory system diseases 1. These horrible illnesses originated from cigarettes and nicotine. Nicotine, the main chemical additive in cigarettes, was declared addicted by the Food and Drug Administration 2. So, why smokers continue to use cigarettes even thought they are constantly warned about health dangers in cigarettes. Although smokers are the majority of people who suffer from …showed first 75 words of 385 total…

…showed last 75 words of 385 total…to think that it would have a possible negative impact on America’s economy. Such arguments include statements like ex-smokers could live longer and receive greater Social Security and Medicare payment, and that tobacco farmers would lose a large piece of there revenue 6. Outlawing cigarettes not only would save millions of lives of smokers, but also thousands of non-smokers as well. These are just a few reasons why we should outlaw the use of cigarettes.