Smoking is a habit that meets many of the criteria that define an addiction. For some smokers, it provides a relief from anxiety and tension, but for others, it becomes a physical and psychological burden. people who smoke do not only damage thier own health, but also harm others.
For instance, a pregnant woman who smokes harms her unborn child; children exposed to smoke have more respiratory illnesses; a person who suffers from a heart disease may be adversely affected by other persons' smoke; and people who live or work in smoky environments have an increased risk of developing respiratory ailments.
In the last several years, many governmental agencies and private companies have instituted policies that limit or ban smoking in public areas. Although the sale of the cigarettes to persons below the age of 18 is not allowed in our country, cigarettes remain one of the most easily obtained addictive things.