Smoking
It is accepted and well-known that smoking is a bad habit. Medical science tells us that smoking is injurious to health. it is the cause of many diseases like asthma, cancer, etc. For this reason, a statutory warning was introduced for compulsory display on all packets of cigarettes, chewing Tobacco and advertisements for the same that cigarette smoking or chewing of tobacco is injurious to health. Tobacco contains a deadly poison – nicotine. This poison, when inhaled, injures the heart, lungs, brain and liver. It also effects the digestive system. Even indirect smoking, that is, sitting by the side of a smoker who is emitting smoke, is also injurious to the health of a non-smoker. He should, therefore, avoid sitting close to the smoker. Inspite of so many dangers to health, smoking is on an increase. The younger generation is seen to be falling a prey to this bad habit. This is inspite of the fact that a lot of publicity regarding harmful effects of smoking is being given through the press, the radio and television. In fact, the habit can best be avoided by self-realization rather than propaganda and persuasion.
