I hate the fact that some of my most beloved family have turned to smoking or turned to smoking when they were young.
My uncle Kevin came into town for the Christmas Holiday for the first time in seven years. He came with us to our Christmas party at my Uncle Curtis' house, and my Uncle Curtis has smoked since he was a teenager. My Uncle Kevin brought with him his asthma, and has had some coughing fits that make you want to plug your ears. My uncle Kevin coughed near my Uncle Curtis, and Curtis started to chuckle, seeing as they're brothers and usually poke fun at each other, and after Kevin stopped coughing, he said:
"Wow. I'm coughing like a smoker."
Curtis' smiled left his face, and he didn't mention it again that evening.
It brings me to an excellent point that many people look over: Most people who are smoking know of the health risks, but they simply can't stop due to the Nicotine addiction. Some of them have been smoking for so long that they've forgotten what it's like to not smoke and simply don't want to leave the habit. Others are in denial, believing that they are healthy, and though they may look healthy on the outside, they have no idea of how they look on the inside.
Smoking isn't necessary to live; it's necessary to die, so why do we still have it in the first place? I've never heard of medicinal purposes of tobacco, other than the fact that it suppresses hunger and calms nerves, hence it's use in World War I, but I haven't seen any good outcomes of smoking tobacco, at least none to make it worth feeling calm and less hungry, so why is it necessary? Why do we still have it in our society if all it does is degrade and kill?
We have hundreds of tobacco businesses that thrive off of the deaths and degradation of others, and they don't seem to give a care at all. In fact, in order to win court cases against tobacco, tobacco companies have paid off judges to rule that Nicotine is a non-addictive drug. Though it is common knowledge now that Nicotine is addictive, judges were paid in the past (mainly in the 80's and 90's) to be persuaded to rule non-addictive.
And so I ask: Why is tobacco still around? Because it doesn't help anyone, except for the greedy pigs of the tobacco companies.
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