The paper stresses on the
harmful effects of
tobacco smoking including the major diseases and disorders associated with it.
It discusses how cigarettes are harmful to the smoker himself and also impose a drain on the economy that far outweighs the benefit they provide. It examines the chemical makeup of the leading cause of death in the United States and analyzes the large sums of health care costs and productivity losses related to
smoking. It also looks at the legal stance of smoking and how no law in the United States of America punishes smokers for causing the death of another through second hand smoke although some states have taken steps to restrict smoking in public places.