Cigarette smoking used to be very fashionable in United States. It was considered a sophisticated habit many of the nation's elite members engaged in, was later copied by the general populace of country. Younger people who smoked were the "cool" . Many young people, who wanted to fit into group, started to smoke at an early age to discover that the habit caused quite a of harm to them.


There was a time cigarette advertisements were everywhere. It was legal to commercial ads on television, radio, billboards, and bus , but all that changed sometime in the 1970s. , tobacco companies are limited in how and where can advertise their deadly products. Generally speaking, smoking fallen out of favor with most Americans because the consequences associated with the habit.

Cigarette smoking the leading, preventable cause of death in the .S. today. Its effects on the human body are , and can be devastating. More than 480,000 Americans from the negative effects of cigarette smoking each . Cigarette smoking can lead to cancer, stroke, lung , and the overall health deterioration of the smoker. can make it more difficult for women to pregnant, and smoking while pregnant not only affects mother, it also has a negative effect on unborn fetus. It can also lead to premature , low birth weight in newborns, and even stillborn . In men, cigarette smoking can reduce sperm count it more difficult to father a child. When smoker smokes in public, he or she is fouling the air, and affecting those who do smoke. It also makes people's clothes and breath . In all, it is a very bad habit.