Topic > Essay on Tobacco: The Abolition of Tobacco - 942

Nicotine is absorbed into the bloodstream when tobacco is used. The body becomes addicted to the intoxication produced by tobacco after a certain period of time. This prevents people from quitting tobacco use even if they want to quit. Symptoms of nicotine withdrawal include headache, nausea, constipation or diarrhea, fatigue, irritability, and anxiety. “Most smokers don't even like the fact of smoking; Cigarettes are not a recreational drug. Most smokers enjoy smoking only in the sense that it eases the pain of withdrawal; they need nicotine to feel normal. People who say they enjoy cigarettes are quite rare, so rare that the industry calls them "enjoyers." Surveys show that most smokers would like to quit but cannot; they even regret having started” (Proctor). A large number of United States citizens have attempted to quit smoking but have failed. Statistics by Frank Newport, PhD. The editor-in-chief of Gallup Inc. says that most current smokers in the United States would like to quit smoking. In fact, 85% of smokers say they have tried to quit at least once in their life, including 45% who have tried at least three times. A ban on the production and sale of tobacco could potentially raise awareness of how dangerous nicotine addiction is