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Unhealthy Habits

November 4, 2015
By presley.eileen BRONZE, Fort Pierce, Florida
presley.eileen BRONZE, Fort Pierce, Florida
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Unhealthy Habits

Have you ever seen someone smoking or chewing tobacco? Well, it is super duper bad for you, even if someone next to you is smoking and your breathing it in, it is bad for you. People ask why is this so important, well do you want to live longer, and have a healthy life? Smoking can get you lung cancer, and you can die from that. Chewing tobacco can cause a lot of mouth issues. Plus you will have a nasty looking mouth, ew!
Smoking is absolutely horrible for you. You are basically signing your lungs away. Before you smoke your lungs are pink and plump, when you smoke your lungs start to turn brown and they get all shriveled up. Once you smoke your lungs will never be the same. My mom’s patient was a smoker, and he smoked one to two packs a day. He quit for a while, but then he started to smoke again. Once you start smoking you always get that craving to smoke, and it is very hard to quit. For all these reasons why would someone smoke? Who knows the person might think that it is cool, but when you get lung cancer it won’t be cool. Not at all.
Chewing tobacco can cause many different problems. My dad used to chew tobacco. I got so mad, but he wouldn't listen to me. He eventually quit because my mom didn't like it, but he shouldn't have done it anyway. It was nasty, he always had to carry a cup or a can with him, and he would have to spit in it. It looks like you are chewing dirt. I mean who would want to be with someone who chews dirt? And here’s the worst part, it can give you many different health issues, like tooth loss, gum disease, and/or cancer in your mouth. No one wants that, everyone wants to be healthy and live a happy life.
Did you know second hand smoking is as bad as smoking? When the person breaths out the smoke you are breathing it in, and breathing smoke in is really bad for you. When someone is smoking next to me I cough, hold my breath, and run past them, hoping that they get the jest that no one likes being around a person who smokes. I feel bad for the nonsmokers when there around smokers smoking because they know it’s bad for your body and they have to breath the smoke in.
Now that you know this information I bet you won’t want to smoke or chew tobacco! Your body will change physically and emotionally if you quit. You will also have more money if you stop because smoking and chewing tobacco can get expensive. I hope you make the right choice in life to not be a tobacco supporter. Remember to be healthy!



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