Tobacco Policy Brief

Smoking cigarettes is an issue which can be controlled both locally by people themselves and by the government agencies. Research shows that smoking causes more deaths alone than HIV, illegal drugs use, firearm-related incidents, vehicle accidents, and alcohol use combined. Numerous youths and adolescents have engaged in smoking which has resulted in addiction. Similarly, parents who smoke pose health risks to their children unknowingly, which may cause serious health problems (Chen and Millar, 2008). It is evident many American citizens have died prematurely than those killed because of other causes but from cigarette smoking. Self-declaration and decision by an individual who is a smoker can be the best option to quit smoking cigarettes. Quitting smoking is crucial since it will boost the health of individuals and reduces disease attacks that come as a result of tobacco.

Use of tobacco is a dangerous habit bearing in mind the underlying health risks that smokers are exposed. It is an appealing habit, especially among adolescents and young adults whose ignorance does not give them an opportunity to assess the gains and losses from smoking. This is because of addiction, which results from nicotine that is contained in the tobacco smoke (Breslau and Peterson, 2016). The government incurs health care expenses of about $289 billion and other economic losses every year (Wise et al. Across the world, according to the new research, more than six million people die yearly because of consuming tobacco. Scientifically it has been proved that tobacco contains more than seven thousand chemicals which affect human health and about 80 of the total chemicals causes’ cancer.