DANGERS OF SMOKING (S. B-2010)

Smoking is not only a bad habit but also an injurious habit. Inhaling tobacco is generally termed as smoking. Now-a-days, it has become very common and fashionable among the young people. Attractive advertisement of cigarette is also responsible for smoking. Smoking not only harms the active smokers but also harm a great deal to the passive smoker. It is responsible for many fatal diseases. It causes cancer, hart attack, high blood pressure etc.  It is found that one puff of cigarette smoke contains fifteen billion particles of matter. Nicotine is one of them. It prevents the free flow of blood and reduces the supply of oxygen in the body. Smoking damages lungs, reduces appetite for food, pollutes environment, causes irritation in the eye and offends the nose. In a word, smoking has only bad effect in our body and mind. To prevent this problem, government should ban smoking in the public places and take necessary legal action. Public awareness is must to reduce this problem. Electronic and print media can play a vital role in this regard.