For a long time now smoking has been a huge problem all around the world and it has been affecting people. it causes people to get lung cancer, heart diseases and lead to death. And my issue is i want people to get healthy and live longer because in the long term it can benefit them for their own sake and their family.
Mansur Usman
300 jay St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Mansur.usman@mail.citytech.cuny.edu
23 november 2019
André Calantzopoulos
Phillip morris international
120 Park Ave # 6, New York, NY 10017
Dear Mr. Calantzopoulos
I am writing you today about an issue that I have it’s not against you personally but it is an issue with your company. For many years humans have been smoking for many years now and over the years it has become a huge issue. Sure people smoke for a reason some claim it’s because of stress and need something to relax the body. And others do it because it looks cool and that everyone does it too. But for many years research has also shown the harm that smoking does to a human even as crazy as leading to death. Smoking has a high risk for a human to get cancer. According to the American cancer society they claim “not only does smoking increase the guy risk for lung cancer, it’s also a risk factor for cancers of the: mouth, kidney, liver, pancreas etc…”. Wow im just amazed at what something as small as tobacco can do to a human being. In today’s world one of our biggest fear is cancer, for many years now, doctors have not been able to find a cure for this frightening disease. And for many years we have learned that cancer is killing us and there is nothing worse than hearing someone you love pass away from this disease. Nicotine is also one big issue in smokers. Nicotine is a big problem because it’s what causes people to keep smoking because it causes you to be addicted to tobacco. Studies from healthline.com states “Nicotine largely affects the area of the brain responsible for attention, memory, learning, and brain plasticity”. For humans our brains define who we are and we can do in this world and why on earth would we want to mess that up. With nicotine it can really affect us in all of these areas a human needs to function well. And as for teenagers that our mind is still developing the last thing that we need is nasty chemicals affecting how we think. We need our brain to its fullest capability so we can be able to learn and to see the world for how it really is. This is a big issue that we have to take action on because as a teenager, the last thing I need is chemicals and unknown substances going through my head. Mr Calantzopoulos now I have a question for you. Why do people have to keep suffering from tobacco while your company makes billions?. For years now solutions have been made but still the strength of your company has a huge influence on the people. For years there have been solution to help people who are suffering from the abuse of tobacco and its killing them but when a strong influence like your taking the wheel on these situations and allowing change to be achieved a lot of people can be helped.
Sincerely
Mansur usman
Mansur Usman
300 jay St
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Mansur.usman@mail.citytech.cuny.edu
23 november 2019
The New York Times
620 Eighth Avenue Manhattan, New York 10018
An open letter to the people of New York and all around the world.
I am writing you about an issue that is a great deal of importance to me and I think that you should hear me out. Since I was born and my brain was able to perceive things i’ve never liked smoking and i found it disturbing. But it’s not about me this is for my smokers and i just want to find a way to help. One thing that I know we all want is to be healthy and you cannot claim that if your constantly causing harm to your body. A bunch of research has been done on this issue and one from the cdc a website that is very trusted claim “ Cigarette smoking kills more than 480,000 Americans each year. In addition, smoking -related illness in the United States costs more than $300 billion a year…” this breaks my heart that the amount of people in the US die from smoking and it might not scare some people out there but just imagine other places that smokes and not only in the us. Well finding out this information made me take the issue more seriously because everyone’s life matters to me. For those who thinks it not an issue you have to look on how you affect the people around you and your loved once. When you smoke not all of the smoke goes into your body and some are released in the air so others who are not smokers get affected by this and end up with the same diseases smoking can cause. My question is why do they have to suffer the same consequence for being innocent?. You affect the people your living with from babies to adults and this can have a big impact on them in the future. This source is from Web MD and lets hear what they have to say about this “Exposure to secondhand smoke raises your risk — by as much as 30 percent — of getting lung cancer and many other types of cancer. It can lead to emphysema, and it’s bad for your heart”. So now think do the innocent really deserve this.one thing that is important to everyone is health and living longer for yourself or someone who you value a lot. Smoking goes against those wishes and potentially causing you to lose your life faster or you can hurt someone you love dearly in the process. I know people like to smoke to relieve stress but there are also many ways you can release your stress like daily exercise, spend time with your family and you can also write it down. I know all this can be hard and it surely wouldn’t be an easy process but if you’re determined, you can achieve this.
https://amp.cancer.org/cancer/cancer-causes/tobacco-and-cancer/health-risks-of-smoking-tobacco.html
https://www.webmd.com/smoking-cessation/qa/is-being-exposed-to-secondhand-smoke-bad-for-you
https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/campaign/tips/resources/data/cigarette-smoking-in-united-states.html
https://www.healthline.com/health-news/heres-how-nicotine-affects-the-body
