why smoking is a moral issue concerning teenagers today?

Question

Why smoking is a moral issue concerning teenagers today?
i wan more detail about tis issue....

Answer 1

Thanks for a great question. Smoking has been definitely shown to cause lung cancer and a host of other chronic and sometimes fatal pulmonary diseases. This has been scientifically proven over and over again. Cigarette smoking will kill you. And it can also pose a threat to others around you. While I don't see the "moral" issue, I do see that smoking is just a slow suicide. What I don't understand is why our government still allows the tobacco industry to continue making and selling cigarettes to anyone of any age. I guess it all goes back to the amount of money and political power that the tobacco barons have.

If you haven't started smoking, please don't. If you do smoke, please stop. We need more smart people like you in our world and it would be so sad if your life was cut short by a cigarette.

Answer 2

To CHAINSAWMOM: You are definatley on point when you call it a slow suicide.

Teens that are smoking at an early age do not value their life, and have no respect for others around them. They are saying,
"i dont care" and are spreading that message amongst
their friends who will take up smoking. In return, those friends will spread "the message" to their other friends, etc., etc.

Teens have no business smoking. Some say they smoke because of "stress". What the heck does a 16 year old have to stress about anyway? Most kids these days are spoiled and disrespectful. Obviously, smoking is disastrous to your health but when they start young..its definitely the parents' fault.

How are they getting cigs in the first place?
Shoulder tapping or having other (18+) adults buy it for them with the lunch money mommy or daddy gives them. PPL ON THE STREET: Thats needs to stop!!

>>>NOW, TIME TO VENT:
Why doesnt society want to better themselves? Arent there other ways to deal with "stress"? I say RAISE the price of tabacco to a ridiculously obscene amount, since they cannot be banned.
Save that $5+ spent every 2-3 days and and give it to charity. Instead of forking out all that money just to kill themselves and the others around them. Doesnt that just make sense?

In addition, It really makes a person reek of a wretched, nasty, unbearable stench. WHY?!!! Why would someone do that to themselves? I'm no priss, but I really get offended by that disgusting smell. It's sick.

TO ALL THE SMOKERS OUT THERE: Dont let a little cancer stick take over your life. You are better than that.

Answer 3

I don't think it's a moral issue. You're not a bad person if you smoke, unless you're like...smoking and blowing the smoke in the face of babies or something.

It's certainly a health issue though, and at that age, teenagers don't quite have a clear understanding of what they're doing to their lungs and tissue. It's also an addiction, and like any addiction, has financial and physical consequences.

Answer 4

It's not a moral issue. Moral is a right or wrong thing. Smoking is merely bad for your health. But then almost anything could be deemed that if done to excess.

Answer 5

Not really a moral issue, more of a health issue.

Answer 6

Its a health issue.
Morality can only be involved, in that, smoking eventually kills you.
Suicide can be a moral issue.

Answer 7

Smoke is bad, for you and for the others...

Really, is it a real issue? The issue would be about the drug addictive power.

Answer 8

I think its more a health issue than a moral one. It is very unhealthy and can cause various illnesses.

Answer 9

Well,because Soming among teens ruins lives and most people dont want to see the leaders of tomorrow go down the same destructive path they did as adolecents.

Answer 10

I believe that it is a weakness to be an addict. It is morally offensive to depend on a drug to get through the day.