Smoking is a habit that has been plaguing our nation for years. Tobacco and marijuana are the main things that are smoked. Tobacco comes from the dried leaves of the tobacco plant and marijuana is the dried buds from the marijuana plant. Tobacco is smoked in pipes, cigars, cigarettes, even chewed. Marijuana is smoked out of pipes, bongs, or rolled into joints. Tobacco gives you a slight buzz while marijuana gets you high. A high is when you are in a daze for a while and do things without thinking about them.
Tobacco is addicting because of the chemical called nicotine. Nicotine makes you want more tobacco and you gradually smoke more tobacco than what you originally did. Marijuana is not as addicting. Smokers enjoy the high they get from it.
There are many problems with smoking. First off, the inhalation of smoke causes people to have asthmatic symptoms and breathing difficulties. That is why you have probably heard some one have what is called "smoker's cough". Not only is the smoke bad for you, what is in cigarettes is awful. Traces of tar and other harmful chemicals known to cause various forms of cancer are found in the neat, little boxes you see everyday at the gas station. Marijuana and tobacco both cause brain damage and heart issues. Gum and mouth cancer are prevalent in smokers. Smoking causes the deterioration and eventual loss of teeth. You try to act cool by smoking when your teeth are falling out.
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