Smoking and Tobacco - Cigarettes and Addiction Essay -- Argumentative

Tobacco and Addiction One of the most serious and expensive problems in the U.S. is the addiction of tobacco smoking. People who are addicted to smoking tobacco are teenagers, young adults, and older adults. The number of people addicted to smoking tobacco has increased highly over the last 5 years. Social problems and media are major reasons for this increase. Smokers are every where with their foggy sphere of cigarette smoke. The large amount of cigarette butts that could be found in the streets, parks, play grounds, bus stops, and other places is one proof of the increased numbers of smokers. High school students can be seen smoking tobacco on their way home. College students also can be seen on campus smoking tobacco. Celebrities, especially movie stars, are smoking on TV shows and movies. Silvester Stallone in the movie "Cop land" and David Letterman are some examples of the celebrities. Over 30 percent of all people in the United States of America are heavy smokers -addicts- of tobacco. "Current smokers rose from 22 percent to 35 percent betwee...