One of the thorny issues of our era is smoking addiction and the adverse effects it poses since a multitude of people nowadays consume excessive amounts of nicotine actively or passively.
Is it a serendipity that everywhere you see downcasted minors vaping, whereas the potential damage this perilous habit exerts? You discern their need to stop but they cannot, that is to say, an unhealthy habit has become an addiction which now plays a detrimental role to the sanity of the individual. In the most egregious of situations, smoking can cause bronchitis and cancer-related diseases, psychological disorders and even at the onset of the journey asthma attacks and reduced blood pressure can occur. An indispensable aspect of smoking that should be taken into account is that nicotine takes the helm of one’s life in a virulent way which can only be described as mood vicissitudes and a ceaseless vexation over their body and themselves.
Yet, smoking oppresses and confines the pulmonary capacity and, due to the plethora of diseases it causes, it's definitely a burden for the health system. They also put a strain on children’s development, especially on juveniles and infants. And when someone is addicted, simply acknowledging the fact and its drawbacks will not help. Therefore, medical help is required.
My opinion
Admittedly I consider that it is not feasible to ban smoking either by sensitizing people to the perilous effects tobacco poses or by enacting new laws that will constrain it up to a point. Another point to consider is that precedent attempts in the USA to prohibit addictive substances like alcohol or drugs on a worldwide scale have ended up working counterproductively for the whole society since they were still consumed illegally.
Smoking does not constitute an exception, hence it may never be eradicated. To strengthen the aforementioned argument, during the years there are numerous measures that states have taken to tackle smoking and which never succeeded, since people will always opt for inner happiness regardless of the negative repercussions of this choice.
Zaharias Vasileiadis
Vocabulary
thorny: difficult to deal with
serendipity: the fact of finding interesting or valuable things by chance
downcasted: sad and without hope
exert: to use something such as authority, power, pressure, influence,etc. in order to make something happen
discern: see, recognize, or understand something that is not clear
detrimental: causing harm or damage
sanity: the state of having a “healthy” mind and not being mentally ill
egregious: extremely bad in a way that is very noticeable
onset: the moment at which something begins, especially something uncomfortable or unpleasant
indispensable: so good or important that you could not manage without it
helm: the handle or wheel which controls the direction in which a ship or boat travels
virulent: dangerous that affects people very quickly
vicissitudes: changes that happen at different times during the life of someone or something, especially those that result in conditions being worse
ceaseless: seeming to have no end, without stopping
vexation: worry or anger
oppress: govern people in an unfair and cruel way and prevent them from haning opportunities and freedom
confine: limit an activity, person, or problem in some way
pulmonary: relating to the lungs
burden: a heavy load that you carry, something difficult or unpleasant that you have to deal with or worry about
strain: a force or influence that stretches, pulls, or puts pressure on something, sometimes causing damage
juvenile: relating to a young person who is not yet old enough to be considered an adult
admittedly: agreeing that something is true, especially unwillingly
feasible: able to be made, done or achieved
enact: put something into action, especially to make something law
constrain: control and limit something
precedent: previous
counterproductively: having an effect that is opposite to the one intended to be
eradicate: get rid of something completely or destroy something bad
aforementioned: mentioned earlier
opt for: make a choice, especially of one thing or possibility instead of others
repercussion: the effect that an action, event, or decision has on something, especially a bad effect
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