Editorial: Be Prepared for the Toxins by Brittani

Deep inhale, exhale, cough, and  repeat. Puffing the toxic waste into another human being, “It’s legitimate not harmful, it’s not like they are smoking. So, it’s okay for them to inhale the smokes”, said people that smoke. Yet, smokers are wrong about this fact. The smoke that comes from cigarettes from another smoker is known as secondhand smoke.

Many people around smokers  are called, secondhand smoking. Beside people calling cigarettes, they earn another  nickname and it is called  “ the Toxic”. This is called “the Toxic”  because cigarettes contain about more than 7,000 chemicals, including hundreds that are TOXIC  and about 70 that cause cancer. When a  smokers smoke around other person, it can lead some  health effects. Non Smokers inhale the chemical as a smoker.   For example, secondhand smoke are capable to get lung cancer, to leukemia, and brain tumor,. They are susceptible to get these diseases just like smoker because the smoke from the cigarette still contains the chemicals that are found in a  cigarettes. When a smoker smokes, they are releasing chemicals that cause disease. This action is not the right doing that smoker are  doing because every smoker have their reason to smoke. That doesn’t mean that non smoker can get the same damage as a smoker. Smokers are putting other non smokers at risk. We as humans don’t want to have the same damage as a smoker. We as humans don’t want to be near secondhand smoke.

In 2004, 40% of children non-smokers , 33% of males non-smokers, 35% females were susceptible to secondhand smoke.With that fact, these people still encounter the same chemical as a smoker. From that judgement,that non-smokers are still inhaling the same chemical just like a smoker.  Therefore, non-smokers are in harm and it will put our body in great danger. With the chemical that are release in the air by the smoker, this leads about 600,00 death per year.

On the other side, people argue that smokers doesn't need  any rights for smoking. People smoke because it is a freedom from reality therefore, smoker need to smoke. Many smoker doesn’t know who smoke or who doesn't smoke.For that smoker, it is not obvious to identify that smoke,they can’t tell.  Therefore,smoker can’t be blame for that reason.

     In the long run, smoker are roaming freely around this world, secondhand smoke are the victim and innocent around smoking.  One human can make a difference, so lets promote on non-smoking area in parks, outdoor and restaurant. This can cause more healthy and a longer live for humans.