DA N G E R O F S MO K I N G
(AN INFO RM AT IV E SP E E CH)
Go o d a ft e r no o n e veryo n e . P e ace an d all go od . Be fo re I st art , I wo u ld like t o th a n k our
b e lo ved p r o fe sso r, M rs. Ame lle r, f o r givin g me th is o pp o rtu n it y to st at e my op in ion s in
f r o nt . M y p ie ce is calle d D an ger of Smokin g, an in fo rmat ive sp e e ch .
S m o kin g is ve r y d ange ro u s f o r o u r h e alth . It is mo re d an ge ro u s, e sp e cially in ou r so ciet y,
e n vir o nm e nt , an d eco n o my. D id yo u kn o w t hat o n ly on e st ick co n t ain s 7 0 0 ch e m ica ls
in clu d in g t o xin s su ch as carbo n mon o xid e and h yd ro g e n cyan id e , at le ast 43 ca r cin o ge n s
a n d m ut a gen s? A lo t right ? All of th is is ab so rbe d t o t h e b o dy wh e n smo ke rs inha le . S o me
o f t h e m a r e cla ssif ie d as t o xic an d are n o t allo we d f or th e b o d y t o in take .
T o d a y, I wa nt t o in fo rm all o f yo u ab out th e e ff e ct s o f t he d an ge r of smo kin g. Y o u m a y
h a ve yo u r e a son s f or smo kin g, b ut st ill, it h as b ad e ff e ct s in o u r h ealth . It is n o t o n ly se e n
o n o u r he a lth b ut also yo u r bab y u p to a large r e xte nt . It will also hu rt yo ur in fa n t . A ll of
u s wa n t s t o h a ve a h e alth y ch ild re n . Righ t ?
T h e f ir st a nd mo st imp o rtant mat t er you ne e d t o do is t o sto p smo kin g if yo u are p lan n in g
t o h a ve ch ild re n . D o n ot p lay with you rs and you r child ’s h ealt h . Wh en you r b a by is bo r n ,
t h e re is a n ee d to p ro t e ct ch ild re n f ro m smo kin g. N ot le ad to a re d u ct io n in lacto se sup p ly,
a n d ca n p re ve nt b re ast f ee d in g. Also , bab ie s ge t a f air d oe s of n ico t in e th rou gh b r ea st
m ilk. T h is ca n cau se t h e d ise ase in th e fo rm o f n au sea, abdo min al pain , an d d ia r r h e a an d
so o n .
La st ly , It is n o t go od f o r b ab ie s, b e cause it aff e ct s th e lun gs t h ro u gh t he n ico t ine t he y
in h a le . Y o u do no t wan t yo ur bab y t o e xp e rien ce re sp irato ry p rob le ms. Ciga re t t e s a r e
a d d ict ive b e ca u se of t he e ff e ct t h e y have o n th e b rain of a smo ke r. N ico t in e, p r e se nt in
t h e ciga r et t e s, trave l to t he b rain within 8 se con d s of t h e f irst in halat ion . T he br a in is
co n sid e r ed you r b od y’s ce nt e r f o r mo od an d con scio u s th ou gh t . It con t ro ls most of you r
vo lu nt a r y a nd in vo lu n tary mo ve me nt s an d make th in kin g and ph ysical, e mot iona l f ee lin gs
p o ssib le . It a lso re gu lat e s u n con scio u s b o d y p ro ce sse s, su ch as d ige st ion and b r e a th in g.
T h e smo ke r s’ pan cre at ic can ce r de ath rat e is h igh e r. Pre ssu re f ro m smo kin g ca n da m a ge
t h e kid n e ys. A n d mo re d ise ase s will come if yo u do n ’t st op smo kin g. T h is will ca u se t he
b o d y t o e a sily f ace th e d ise ase smo ke rs.
In m y co n clu sio n , smo kin g is a h ab it wh ich ind ivid uals f ind d if f icu lt t o qu it . Ma n y p e op le
m a ke p r e p ar a t ion s fo r mo nt h s in th e ir e f f ort t o get rid of t h e h ab it , makin g pa in st a king
p la n s t o e lim in ate th e ir d ep e nd e n ce on n ico t ine . Ho we v e r, makin g an ef f o rt t o give up t h e
h a b it o f smo kin g all o f a sud de n is f ar more like ly t o yie ld sat isf act o ry re su lt s. Spon t an e o u s
e f f or t s t o en d th e h ab it o f smo kin g have a gre at e r rate o f su cce ss in co mp ariso n to p la n ne d
a t t e mp t s m a de b y in d ividu als t o g ive up th e h ab it . T h is can be at t rib ut ed t o th e f a ct t ha t
p r io r p lan n in g gives rise t o t e n sion s, makin g it d iff icu lt fo r smo ke rs to kick t h e h ab it .
Givin g u p t he h ab it o f smo kin g is o n e o f th e mo st cru cial t h in gs t hat an ind ivid u a l ca n
p r o b ab ly d o . Qu it t in g smo kin g e n su r e s a lo n ge r an d b e tt e r lif e . P e op le wh o q u it sm o king
h a ve r ed u ced r isks o f suf fe rin g a h e art at t ack, st ro ke o r can ce r. T hat ’s all, th an k yo u .
Lian d ale B. M a r an a n
