Should the government make tobacco illegal?

Every year, thousands of people worldwide die from both smoking tobacco and involuntarily breathing it in. Chewing it as well. Not only is it disgusting and extremely unhealthy, but it goes unnoticed and abused every day. Tobacco should be an illegal drug. Loaded with hundreds of deadly chemicals that cause various cancers and illnesses, cigarettes and other tobacco products are used every day by helpless, unaware Americans. More than half of them are uneducated about the dangers of this deadly product, and continue to destroy their lives. Something needs to be done to stop this. The punishment for murder in some states is death. If a person dies from second hand smoking, shouldn't that be considered murder, and shouldn't the criminal be punished?

Think of the youth that are dragged into the the trap of Tobacco Companies every day. Think of the children whose parents smoke, who must breathe in those deadly chemicals every day, with no escape, and no power over their own fate. Think of the elders who became addicted at a young age, when little was known about tobacco, and are now suffering from lung cancer, or mouth cancer, or emphysema. Think of the unborn babies, whose mothers are carelessly endangering the lives of their children by smoking during pregnancy. Tobacco affects everyone, everywhere. There is no escape from it. The little steps that have been taken to help this cause, like smoke free restaurants, are not enough to enforce the dangers of tobacco. Immediate action needs to be taken to stop the abuse of this deadly drug. Tobacco is just as deadly, if not more deadly, than some illegal weapons, yet it can be purchased by free will. Smokers do not take into account the fact that they are killing others as well as themselves. Most of this is due to the poor understanding of the dangers of tobacco. Schools need to work harder to educate kids of these dangers. Smoke-free programs need to engage more often. More dramatic action has to be taken to limit the use of tobacco.

There is nothing that youths can do about it unless they speak out. Every day, we are forced to live in an environment where nothing is done to protect us from cigarette smoke. Nothing is done to protect our bodies from soaking in the 200 some chemicals in tobacco. Either the government does not care about kids as much as they claim, or the adults are not responsible enough to take action against this. Tobacco companies take little or no steps to prevent teens from buying their products. Nobody stops adults from giving cigarettes or tobacco to their kids, or younger siblings. Nobody stops kids from wandering much too far into curiosity, and taking one huff of a cigarette that can ruin their entire lives. Something needs to happen, and happen now. Not in ten years, when the average age of death has dropped to thirty because of addicted teens. Not in five years, ...