Essays about Smoking

This website was quite useful for me to find tips and tricks to offer to my audience members who are looking for an honest way to kick the habit. It provides great facts, such as the symptoms to expect when you decide to quit. Not only does it provide the symptoms that occur from nicotine…

Do you know that 21 countries in the world have already  legalized marijuana for at least medical use?There are many positives to the legalization of marijuana nationally. Marijuana should be legalized nationally to help boost the economy, benefit medical patients, and match other legalized substances. First of all, marijuana sales have helped increase the economy…

An Opioid Epidemic in the United States The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently published an analysis that showed drug overdoses are the leading cause of accidental deaths in the United States – surpassing even that of automobile accidents (“Opioid Addiction”). A majority of these deaths are related to prescription opiates and heroin use….

One of the most addictive and destructive, over-the-counter drugs known to modern man. One of the few legal substances available in stores that can injure or kill when used as intended. Most rational people know this as a fact, yet many continue to smoke. Some smokers know, deep in their hearts, they want to quit….

Thesis: Should marijuana be legalized and can it be used in positive ways? In 1937, the Marijuana Tax Stamp Act prohibited the use, sale, and cultivation of hemp/marijuana in the United States. Marijuana is a drug that is highly used through out the world. It comes from the cannabis plant. THC which stands for delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol…

In Amusing Ourselves to Death, Neil Postman alerts us to the dangers brought about by the way television conditions us to tolerate the brevity of visual entertainment. His message is that with each new technological medium introduced, there is a significant trade-off. His primary example was the medium of television. TV is structured to provide…

Is it possible for an illegal drug to be deemed legal for medical purposes? Well for an illegal drug like marijuana, that is the question. There are currently eight people that use marijuana legally to suppress their illness. Marijuana should be allowed for medicinal purposes. But one of the arguments is that there are alternatives…

For a long time, many people have had different views about smoking in public places. Smokers feel it is their right to smoke where and when they want. On the other hand, non-smokers feel that smokers violate their rights and endanger their lives. Smoking causes heart disease, lung cancer, and other serious illnesses. Cigarette smoking…

A. Chronic Marijuana users become more aggressive during withdrawal. People who have smoked marijuana daily for many years display more aggressive behavior when they stop smoking the drug, according to a new study by researchers at Harvard Medical School. The study, funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health, is…

Marijuana is a drug that has been used for thousands of years. Marijuana wasused in ancient China, as far back as 5000 B. C. The Incans and Mayans usedmarijuana in religious ceremonies. Marijuana also has roots in this country. TheIndians of the plains used marijuana in their peace pipes as a sign offriendship and peace….