Tobacco is a kind of drug. People have been free to use it. Some people think that it should be illegal to use it comparing with other drugs. To what extent do you agree or disagree? What is your opinion?

There are many addictive drugs in the world sold to people. Some of them are illicit drugs that are illegal and very expensive,

such

as crack cocaine and marijuana. Some individuals argue that

tobacco

, a drug in cigarettes, should be illegal like the illicit drugs I stated before. I totally agree because

this

nicotine-rich leaf causes adverse

health

effects and harm the people who aren't smokers, and smoking-related illness in the U.S cost more than $300 billion every year.

Firstly

, smoking cigarettes that contain the essence of

this

plant is very detrimental to your physical well-being.

For example

, it can cause a variety of illnesses,

such

as cancer, heart disease, lung diseases, diabetes.

Also

, secondhand smoke, which is fume from the burning

tobacco

, is more harmful than the firsthand version, so people who breathe in the air filled with

this

gas might be at a greater risk for these diseases than the people who emit these fumes in the

first

place.

For example

, CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) says that secondhand smoke can cause coronary heart disease, stroke, and lung cancer in adults, and the site

also

says that it is especially dangerous for infants and children, as it can induce asthma attacks, ear infections, and even sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

This

is why smoking is unhealthy for the smokers and the non-smokers.

Secondly

, smoking related illnesses cost a lot of money in the U.S (over $300 billion).

That is

the case because for every American who dies due to smoking, at least thirty are living with a serious smoking related illness. If there are more than 480,000 cigarette deaths annually in the U.S. ,

then

at least 16,000,000 Americans are living with a smoking-related disease. Again, the CDC mentions that direct medical care for adults with these ailments cost $170,000,000,000 and the additional $156 billion is for lost productivity due to the employees being exposed to firsthand and secondhand smoke. These illustrate that smoking

tobacco

can be very costly in

health

care. To summarize, I strongly agree that

tobacco

should be illegal because it causes severe

health

effects and costs a copious amount for

health

care in the U.S.