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Smoking Opinion Piece 7 December 2011

Do you know that the average smoker will lose fourteen years of their life? I strongly believe smoking should not be used in TV shows and movies because of the health issues, and the impact it has on viewers such as young children. Many people are influenced by what they see and hear on TV. According to ABC news, 135,000 people die of lung cancer each year! That means on average, over the coarse of fifteen years, 20,250,000 people die just because of smoking. The number of smokers, and deaths will continue to increase if people decide they want to smoke because someone on TV does the same. It makes you feel terrible of think of the 135,000 people, their families, and all of the people they knew. I never got to meet my great grandparents who were smokers because they passed away long before I was born.

Secondly, on top of all of the people that’ve gotten lung cancer, the average smoker will lose fourteen years of their lives! Think of all of the things you can do in fourteen whole years.

On the other hand, I do understand why some people may agree that smoking helps make movies better. Although I don’t agree, I see their point of view on the way it develops and impacts characters. Some characters are known to always be smoking a cigar, and their personality’s may make TV funnier. But, I think the health issues over power the importance of the mood of the movie.

It’s definitely clear that overall smoking is extremely damaging. You should spread awareness of the effects of smoking, and all humans collaborating need to put an end to smoking altogether immediately.

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