Smoking.

Smoking is a subject which I relate to well as i am a casual smoker myself, which is the worst kind of smoking as I am not addicted, just enjoy smoking casually.


The main reasons for which people smoke are;





Peer Pressure ( as it is seen as 'cool' to smoke)

Enjoy smoking

Or addicted

Even though over "106,000 people in the UK die each year due to smoking." http://www.patient.co.uk/health/Smoking-The-Facts.htm people still continue to smoke. However, more enforcements to combat smoking are coming into place in the United Kingdom such as the smoking ban in public areas, no advertising cigarettes on the television and some shops are even selling cigarettes under the counter which would have a major effect on their sales.

However, the government wants to raise the cost of tobacco as the taxes will increase, which then goes to the NHS and is being spent on people being treated for tobacco related issues. It costs the NHS millions on pounds every year. So the tax is being circulated and their is very little benefits.

Everyone has there different reasons for smoking, for a lot of people it relives stress and makes them feel better by taking their mind off the problem at hand. People, especially youths maybe influenced by the media without even realising by mimicking their role models behaviour, and are more likely to try tobacco. Media is a advertisement for cigarettes without people realising and the media use this deliberately to create the image of the character.