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[wiwi]

it is a person's right to decide if he/she should smoke.do you agree???
what are your views???
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[Lorikeet]

Yes, but it is not his or her right to smoke where there are other people who do not wish to breathe second-hand smoke.

[flying_pig319]

[ltp-008]

Maybe everybody know that smoking is harmful to people's health,but there are still a lot of people smoking,even though they know that,they just can't help but smoking.According to recent survey,about quarter of population in the world are smoking ,most of them are in developing countries.Now the question is :why do they like to smoke?what advantages does smoking has?

Some smoking people say that smoking can let them relax,they also say that smoking let them focus on topics which they are thinking.When they are facing some difficult issues,they often light a cigarette ,maybe this would help them find solution to these issues.

But some experts say that smoking is just a hobby which smoking people have developed through a long time of practice,when they developed this hobby,they are addicted to nicotin,when this happens,it is very difficult for smoking people to give up smoking.

Scientists have proved that smoking can increase the chances of developing lung cancer and heart diseases,so it is better for people not to smoke.

But scientists also found interesting evidence in which some people are more sensitive to cigarettes than other people,when people smoke only one cigarette case-twenty sticks daily,Asian and white people have less chance to develope lung cancer than balck people and Hawaiann.They say this may depend on the type of how they are smoking--whether they breath deeply or lightly while smoking.

It's ture that everybody has the rights to smoke,but when you smoke ,please pay attention to other people who don't want to be affected by your smoking.

[flying_pig319]

Good point, ltp!

Some people also smoke to fit in and be "cool". Once they realize it's NOT cool, and actually very harmful, it's too late and they can't stop.

[iswriting]

I agree with Lorikeet's opinion.
Nobody smokes around me ,of course my family does't smoke
Because I grew up like this surrounding,I don't like cigarette very well.
I want smoker to consider non smoker, I think.

[aevi82]

Well my parents smoke and me too.
It's the truth that it helps in stress situation. Also that is a good chance to relax and think about smth...
But! People! I stopped smoking 4 days ago! And you know I have not even a shadow of a wish to smoke again!)))

[iswriting]

aevi82＞
What a nice determinatiom!!
In general, it is so difficult to stop smoking for smoker,I heard.
Stop smoking is so difficult but it is so important for your health.
If you feel stress, please try to chew gum

Good luck　　p(^_^)q

[eda]

I dont smoke,neither anyone in my family.I know it is dangerous for my health but hovewer,sometimes i really want to lit one.
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[aevi82]

iswriting>
Thanks for your support!
I don't neither stressed nor dipressed myself.
In fact it was easy for me to stop smoking. I know that it is typical for our family: some of my relatives had stopped smoking easily and then never wanted to do it again)))

[Outofin]

[HiPhOpEr]

of course!
the person responssible for his own acts..

[welkins2139]

It is his health he can do whatever he wants. But when he smokes that bothers others, then he should leave and go somewhere to smoke.

I think no body should smoke because it is bad for your health.

[RedRose]

I used to smoke a lot ( about 20 pieces one day). It wasn't that I wanted to be cool by smoking. it was just that I felt bored when I worked overtime in the hospital. in that hospital, we were not allowed to sleep during the period of night shift. and we felt very sleeping during the hard long night, and at that moment, smoking could keep us from falling asleep. and later I got addicted to cigarette.

Three years ago, one day I found smoking very boring and stupid. it was like a gate was opened in front of me, a light gate....I decide to quit smoking. at the beginning, it's very hard to quit, but finally, I quit!!! I don't think I would smoke anymore.

and yes, smoking is one's right, but as Lori said, it's not one's right to smoke where the other people don't wanna breathe the second-smoke.

I still wanna give a piece of my advice here: if you are a smoker, you'd better quit it! believe me, life is so nice without smoking! sometimes, smoking can make you high and excited, but that's temporary, and smoking might bring you a lot of bad side-effect as you know already.

[ad-miral]

Smoking should be forbidden. A government's duty is to protect it's
people.
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