Global Smoking Crisis
Words: 942 Pages: 3 5876Smoking-related diseases and deaths are a significant public health issue both in the United States and worldwide. Despite widespread awareness of the risks, smoking remains one of the leading causes of premature death. According to Drope (2008), smoking significantly heightens mortality rates, and it is estimated that by 2030, smoking will claim the lives of more than eight million people annually, including 600,000 from secondhand smoke (Benzel, 2012). This essay explores how society has reached this critical point, why people […]