Second Hand Smoke and Smoke-Free College Campuses
I. Attention Getter: How would you feel if you were one of the ten? Ten percent is how often secondhand smoke accounts for tobacco related deaths. II. Thesis: Smoking on campus has many reasons that it should not be allowed. a. By not allowing it freely it reduces the risk of students being exposed to second hand smoke as frequently. b. Eliminates the presence of peer pressure to try and fit in III. Preview of Main Points: 1. Effects of Secondhand Smoke. 2. Relevance of Peer Pressure. 3. College Campuses are already going smoke free. IV. Transition: There are several reasons why college campuses should go to being smoke free and the first one is. 1. Cleaner air for students allows students to be limited to the effects of secondhand smoke. “The American Cancer Society says that secondhand smoke has 7,000 chemical compounds and more than 250 of those chemicals are known to be harmful. Of those 250 chemicals 69 of them are known to cause cancer.” 2. According to an article written by Michael McCarthy “exposure to secondhand smoke in the USA increases by 20% to 70% the coronary death rate among people that have never smoked, says a report in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.” 3. The number of chemicals in cigarettes alone is enough of a reason in my opinion to not smoke but the release of those carcinogens might just be as bad as smoking itself. V. Transition: Helping with the second hand smoke issue on campuses can clean the air, but it can also help with the peer pressure present on them also. 1. Peer pressure is present in all fascist of our lives and if we as a society can eliminate one of those pressures towards college students then why not? 2. An article by Lisa Shulz says “College students are among the largest group of cigarette smokers in Illinois, according to a 2008 survey conducted by the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The 18 to 24 year old age group
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