Smoking

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The causes of smoking are proven to be social and psychological in nature, and these causes are often passed on as "physical need" when a smoker becomes addicted with smoking. This paper examines the most common causes of a person becoming addicted to tobacco smoke, including the need to relax, and the need for a psychological image of 'cool' among youngsters. The paper also examines the effects of smoking, ranging from economic benefits to the tobacco industry, the bad mental and physical effects on the human body and a general burden on society.

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"These reasons are the underlying causes why smoking remains to be a popular social human activity. But its harmful effects are not advertised or advocated by the media, because it will effectively decrease cigarette sales if smoking is proven and prevalently known that it is a harmful and dangerous activity. Smoking can affect the physical, psychological, and emotional health of an individual. The physical effects of smoking is already a public knowledge among smokers, but the psychological and emotional effects of smoking is still refuted, but studies have been conducted that proves that smoking can cause distress and depression to smokers. There is also the growing issue of "second-hand smoking," wherein non-smokers are in greater risk of acquiring respiratory diseases through the inhalation of smoke coming from smokers. This issue illustrates how smoking not only affects the smoker, but other people, and the society as well."

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