- Topic Introduction Smoking Is One Of The Most Overpracticed Addictions In The World Most People Who Smoke Admit That It 1 (365.72 KiB) Viewed 335 times
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Topic Introduction Smoking is one of the most overpracticed addictions in the world. Most people who smoke admit that it severely injures their health, but they cannot always explain how. This information sheet briefly relates some reasons why smoking is harmful and why it should be stopped at all costs. Broad topic Smoking Narrow topic Dangers of not smoking; benefits of not smoking Points developed Contents of a cigarette; how a cigarette works in the body, rewards of not smoking Body, Paragraph 1 Tobacco wrapped in paper for the purpose of smoking is a lethal weapon. A cigarette is made up Support of thousands of different chemicals including ammonia (cleaning fluid), nicotine (insecticide). formaldehyde (embalming fluid), arsenic (poison), carbon monoxide (car exhaust), and methanol (wood alcohol). Why do people smoke when they know these chemicals are harmful? Transition Consider how nicotine works in the body Paragraph 2 Topic Nicotine hits the brain and makes the smoker feel relaxed and pleasant. The inhaled smoke Support carries nicotine into the lungs. The blood in the lungs carries the nicotine into the heart and brain—all within seven seconds! Nicotine passes quickly and easily thwugh the entire body in three days. It leaves the bloodstream through the kidneys. If nicotine from ten cigarettes could get trapped in the bloodstream, it would be strong enough to kill a person. Conclusion Each year, smoking kills more people than AIDS, alcohol, drug abuse, car crashes, murder, suicide, and fire combined Transition Consequently, people have much to gain by not smoking, Paragraph 3 Topic Support When people quit smoking, their energy improves, they breathe better, the heart works easier, pulse rate and blood pressure become lower, and body circulation improves. The risk of heart attacks and cancer lessens by 90%. More oxygen goes to the brain and the rest of the body, and the sense of taste and smell improves. Conclusion In other words, the person gets a second chance at a quality life. Summary Cigarettes contain chemicals harmful to the body, even though those chemicals make a person feel "high." More people die from smoke-related illnesses than alcohol, drugs, murder, and suicide combined. After quitting, the risk of a heart attack and cancer is reduced by 90%, thus providing former smokers with a new lease on life.