Ibrahim Nazar

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1, +o)#%h
Bla)t
"rade,
#cholarly
#mo$ers
already pay
taxes that are
too high to be
fair, and far
above any cost
they impose on
the rest of
society%
&igarettes are
the most
heavily taxed
commodity in
the '#
()unishing
smo$ers (for their
o*n good+ is
repulsive to the
basic libertarian
principles that
ought to limit the
use of government
force%+
2, -#lly
.hilli%)
,rticle, )opular (#muggling
cigarettes is so
prevalent that
the ,"F has
singled out
illegal
cigarettes are
the number one
blac$ mar$et
commodity in
the *orld%+
&igarette
smuggling is so
profitable and
so easy to do
that the
proceeds are
no* being used
to fund other
criminal
activities,
including
terrorism%
3, Gilb#rt
/o))0
1,(,
,rticle "he *orld*ide
death-toll of
cigarette
smo$ing is
reliably
predicted to hit
one billion this
century%
(If the
regulators flout
all the science
and s.uee/e e-
cigarettes into
the same
frame*or$ as
cigarettes,
millions of ex-
smo$ers *ill
revert to toxic
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deadly
cigarettes, or
they0ll find
them on the
Internet (the
blac$ mar$et)
1 and many
more *ill die
*ith a cigarette
in hand%+
4, (a*id
!#dari)
)opular, ,rticle "he smell of
smo$ing is the
scent of
neglect%
(I recall seeing
ashtrays in
movie theatres
and grocery
stores, but they
didn0t ma$e me
*ant to smo$e%
In fact, it *as
2ust the
opposite%+
#mo$ing is an
individual
decision
5, Nona
2illi)
Arono3
itz
)opular (&igarettes are
still $ind of
cool%+
, big reason
people smo$e
is to focus%
(#ome studies
sho* that
nicotine can
indeed increase
motor s$ills,
alertness, and
short term
memory%+
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4, 5!
Go*#rn
m#nt
3overnment 4very cigarette
you smo$e
damages your
breathing and
scars your
lungs%
"he chemicals
in tobacco
smo$e harm
your blood
cells and
damage the
function of
your heart%
#mo$ing
causes 5 in
every 6 deaths
in the '#
6, !mo7#r
8)
A))o"ia
tion
)opular, "rade #mo$ing is a
part of history,
of culture and
life% "his *as
and is one of
most practiced
*ay of
expressing self-
personality%
!alt Disney
*as a smo$er%
9, /ay
Hain#r
,rticle (#mo$ing is
often
characteri/ed
as an all-or-
nothing activity
-- on doctor7s
office
.uestionnaires
it7s usually a
yes-or-no
.uestion, for
instance -- but
by some
estimates,
any*here from
one-fifth to
one-third of
adults *ho
smo$e don7t
#ocial smo$ing
a trend%
(#ocial
smo$ing is
often compared
*ith social
drin$ing -- that
is, the social
smo$er is to the
8real8 smo$er
*hat the casual
*ee$end
drin$er is to the
alcoholic%+
8#mo$ing is a
small indulgence
that I sometimes
do,8 says
9atherine, 8sort
of li$e eating too
much ice cream%8
It is the
responsibility
of the social
smo$er to not
get hoo$ed1
,lthough this
isn0t a concern
for many%
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light up every
day%+
:, !abrina
$a*#rni
)# and
/ob#rt
G#b#lo

,rticle #mo$ers are

affected by
social:financial
class% ,ffluent
have a rate of
5:5; and the
impoverished
have a rate of
<:5; for
smo$ing%
(!ith the
national
smo$ing rate
stabili/ing in
more recent
years, experts
say that
reaching poor
and *or$ing-
class smo$ers,
*hose
problems
often include
alcohol and
drug abuse
and mental
illness, is
crucial to
achieving
further
declines and
reducing the
heavy
financial
burden that
smo$ing puts
on the health
care system%+
3overnment
needs to step in
*ith programs
to help lo*er
class citi/ens
*ith smo$ing
addictions
because they
ma$e up the
ma2ority of
smo$ers%
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10, Lo3#ll#
(al#0
1,(,
,rticle,
#cholarly
oo$ah
smo$ing is not
safer than
cigarette
smo$ing%
, hoo$ah is a
*ater pipe also
$no*n as a
shisha or a
go/a%
(oo$ah
smo$ers may
actually inhale
more tobacco
smo$e than
cigarette
smo$ers do
because of the
large volume of
smo$e they
inhale in one
smo$ing
session, *hich
can last as long
as =; minutes%+
oo$ah smo$ing
poses many if not
more dangers
than cigarette
smo$ing%
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Is Y a result of X?
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Fair or unfair?
armful or
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A"tion
!hat should be
done about X?
+uri)di"tion
!ho is responsible?
11, &hri)to
%h#r
2an;#7
,rticle (#mo$ing 1
and, in
particular, the
nicotine in
tobacco smo$e
1 is an
appetite
suppressant and
lo*ers ris$ of
obesity%+
#tudies sho*
smo$ing lo*ers
ris$ of
)ar$inson0s
disease
#mo$ing has
potential health
benefits%
#mo$ing in
long term
causes
blac$ened
lungs but the
silver lining is
in short term
smo$ing% >nly
smo$e a little%
12, -#n
Layn#
)opular >bama claimed
he had stopped
smo$ing
several years
ago, and then
claimed he *as
(still
(If you0re still
smo$ing
cigarettes many
years after
you0ve
announced that
you0ve .uit,
'# history
shares that the
typical
solution is
private or
government
funded anti-
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struggling+ or
*hatever, and
no* that he0s
been in office
t*o years *e
cannot even get
a straight
ans*er,
because of
course he still
smo$es% e0s
morally *ea$%
you either
*eren0t ready
to .uit yet 1 in
*hich case you
should
apologi/e to
everyone for
being such a
loser, and go
bac$ to your
cigarettes until
you0re actually
ready to stop
smo$ing 1 or
you0re morally
*ea$%+
smo$ing ads%
13, B#n
.i*#n
,rticle First official
*arning of
dangers of
smo$ing *as
the landmar$
report from
#urgeon
3eneral ?uther
"erry in 5@=<
"he *arning
from the
#urgeon
3eneral and
other
organi/ations
led the
government to
re.uiring that
ha/ardous
labels be placed
on all cigarette
pac$aging%
)eople starting
rom the =;0s
expect the
government to
step for*ard to
help *ith the
smo$ing
epidemic
14, !hayna
L,
H#nry0
Larry
(,
+amm#
r0 &arol
-,
#cholarly alf of high
school students
have used
tobacco%
(,mong adults,
many anxiety
disorders,
including
social anxiety,
are more
prevalent
among
(,lthough high
socially
anxious
adolescents do
not smo$e
more than lo*
socially
anxious peers,
It is a social
responsibility
shared e.ually
among all
members of
society to
prevent
addiction
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2hal#n smo$ers than in
the general
population+
they may
believe that
they should
need a cigarette
in anxiety-
provo$ing
situations% #uch
urges may later
develop into
smo$ing
behaviors%+
especially f
adolescents that
may mentally
be leaning
to*ards
smo$ing%
15, $h#
2##7
!ta
,rticle (Five of the six
large '%#%
tobacco
companies are
suing the
federal
government
over ne*
graphic labels
re.uired on
cigarette
pac$ages
starting in
#eptember
A;5A, claiming
the images of
dead and
diseased
smo$ers
amount to
unconstitutiona
l 8compelled
speech%8
(But 8believe it
or not, fol$s,
there are more
things in this life
that are
detrimental to
good health than
smo$ing
cigarettes%8
!here are the
grotes.ue labels
on ice cream
cones, french
fries, video
games, and
alcohol, for
instance? It is
*rong to 8place
such a stigma
only on tobacco
companies%8
Ce* graphic
labels are
proving
effective and
should be
used%
"he extent of
government
regulation
should be
informing the
public of the
dangers of
smo$ing, not to
force
propaganda on
cigarette
pac$aging%