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Smoking is one of the most rampant act of loosed behaviors among individuals today, research has it that 60% individuals engage in this hazardous activity on a daily basis without minding its consequences, but why?? Let's find out.

Smoking could be said to be an intake/exhalation of tobacco smoke through the use of pipe, cigarettes, shisha etc.

Smoking is very common in my locality, many young guys are seen lurking around the street corners with some stuffs between their lips with smoke emanating from them. I must say that it is not in any way impressive.

Smoking is not limited to some kind or group of individuals as everyone both the rich and poor, young and old are not exempted from this dreadful act. Lesbians, gays, bisexuals and intersexuals are also chain smokers.

People have many personal reasons for indulging in smoking, below are just few;

• Unemployment:Jobless individuals resort to smoking due to their unemployed state, we all know that "an idle man is the devil's workshop" hence , since there is nothing worthwhile to do, they do what they see.

• Depression: depressed individuals who have challenges they could not tackle resort to smoking thinking that it calms their nerves and makes them feel better, but we know that is a blunt lie.

• For Courage: People who see themselves as weak do smoke so that when under its influence, could take actions boldly and courageously, things they could not do on their own normal state.

• Bad parental guidance: Children who witness their parents smoke are prone to being addictive smokers in future, they tend to imitate their parents, so bad!

• Peer group influence: Teenagers sometimes try to please their peers, they want to feel among and do not want to be seen as odd or different therefore, when pressurized by friends, they fall deeply into it.

Smokers suffer tones of diseases that even lead to their deaths, below are just a few of them;

1. Smokers are prone to having lungs cancer due to their incessant intake of smoke which affects the lungs badly.

2. Smokers have a high risk of being asthmatic patients.

3. Diabetes not only come up due to intake of sugary foods, it could also be due to smoking.

4. Some miscarriages among women are as result of smoking which makes the womb not conducive to harbour another life.

5. Some women who finally keep and deliver their babies notice that they are low in weight.

6. Stroke could also be as a result of excessive smoking

7. Some mad people we see today were addictive smokers and got affected mentally

• 1. Jehovah is a clean God who he does not condone any form of moral uncleanness and I would not want be rejected by God therefore it is better I keep off.

• 2. There is this popular proverb that says "show me your friend and I will tell you who you are", I do not want to be tagged as a bad friend who associates with smoking and who lures innocent teenagers into the habit, I want to make a difference by standing out besides others will want to follow suit.

• 3. Even on cigarettes packs, it is written that "smokers are liable to die young". God's word says that the shrewd one sees danger and and conceals himself but the inexperienced keeps right on going and suffers the consequences. I do not want to use my own hand to dig my grave besides "prevention is better than cure" just as "abstinence is the best".

Smoking is an habit that needs to be stop, we effect change by putting hands together in unity to uproot what kills us. Let us put an end to smoking and discourage practices related to it.
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