Some people bite their nails and some people don't. Some people wash their hands continuously. There's nothing wrong with doing these things. It's not immoral, harmful, but nor prized or complimented. Everyone has a so-called "second standard" or habit to remedy their infatuation. Just like cigarette smokers; there is nothing obscure about it, but there are definitely risks involved. Someone biting their nails might give them a bloody finger or maybe a little cold, but it sure won't be near enough as a risk as one cigarette could trigger. It is said that every eight seconds an individual dies from tobacco use. A third of the male population in the world smokes, mostly in Eastern Asia. America does not even reach the top ten of the world's highest smoking population and is a prime example for the inclination of tobacco use. The Center of Disease Control and Prevention estimates about forty five million adults in the United States smoke cigarettes; and that's just adults. Fifteen percent of Americans might not be a tremendous amount and might slack some acknowledgement. Despite children, there are 18.7% of which people smoke out of 240 million American adults. That's almost twenty percent of a powerful nation under the influence of tobacco. The World Health Organization(W.H.O) predicts that up to eight million people will die each year by 2030 if the government does not take action in public safety.
The United States is a great way to exemplify the usage of tobacco by explaining how the F.D.A (Food and Drug Administration) tried pursuing risk health management-implementing graphic images on the back of cigarette packages. Controversially, it was said that the F.D.A violated corporate free speech rights which raised questions about government authority of forcing companies to go beyond actual limits of just advertising their company. Unfortunately, the F.D.A could not prove how graphic images would decrease the number of smokers. Although the case was defended and won by five tobacco companies, Judge Judith surprisingly agreed for the graphic illustrations to be necessary.
The Food and Drug Administration was given broad jurisdiction in 2009 over tobacco companies and authority over labeling. Fifty percent of cigarette packs are covered with warning labels at the top, and other printed advertisements comprise of at least twenty percent of labeled illustrations. At least something can contribute to lung safety.
About 1.3 billion people on Earth smoke cigarettes which is the second major leading cause today and by far one of the most avoidable.
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