Smoking already existed in the seventeenth century AD Now it is very popular and common in society. We all know that smoking can cause a wide variety of diseases, such as lung cancer, yet people still do it. Cigarette smoking is responsible for approximately one in five deaths each year. Smoking causes health problems not only for the smoker but also for his family, both physically and mentally. So the question is: if it's bad for you and your loved ones, why don't you stop? By smoking you harm yourself in many ways. Smoking increases your chances of having coronary heart disease, a stroke, developing lung cancer, and/or dying from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Smoking is one of the leading causes of death. Your life is at risk every time you smoke a cigarette. You risk dying and leaving behind a family that needs you, being a bad influence on your children, and even causing them health problems. Secondhand smoking (SHS), also known as environmental tobacco smoke, is very common among households. There are two types of secondhand smoke, sidestream smoking and mainstream smoking. Sidestream smoke is smoke coming from the lit end of a cigarette, pipe, or cigar. Primary smoke is the smoke exhaled by the smoker. The main stream is less dangerous than the secondary stream because the smoke from the secondary stream has a higher concentration of toxins than the smoke from the main stream. It can also be inhaled into the body much more easily. When a non-smoker inhales it, it is called involuntary/passive smoking. Passive smokers are equally vulnerable to all smoking-related diseases and health problems. In the United States, secondhand smoking causes approximately forty-six thousand deaths from heart disease among nonsmokers, as well as approximately three thousand people... middle of paper ......thinking they might get a terrible disease, such as cancer, or die at an early age. I don't want to lose one of my best friends to something that could have been avoided if it weren't for his stubbornness. My grandfather is a heavy smoker. He smokes at least one pack of cigarettes (twenty cigarettes) per day and buys approximately one carton of cigarettes (10 packs of cigarettes) per week. His addiction, however, cost more than just money. It caused lung problems for my grandmother, set a bad example for me and my siblings, and caused our grandfather/grandchild relationship to begin to crumble. I will always love my grandfather, but I will never understand his decision. My father also recently started smoking, which I find very disappointing. I constantly told my father to stop for the sake of his and our health and also that of our family.