Jon+C's+Pet+Peeve

 I can’t stand the intoxicating fumes of cigarette smoke. Of course, only some people call them cigarettes, others call them smokes, and believe it or not, in England some people call them “fags.” Though, I use a different word, I call them cancer sticks, because that’s exactly what they are. I hate smoking so much, that when I walk past people smoking, even see people smoking, I cough extra loud to get their attention. I do this to simply make them feel bad about what they’re doing to not only themselves, but the environment, and innocent bystanders, that stumble upon the repulsive cloud of the flaming tobacco’s scent. In fact, I recently read that almost 54,000 people die every year from second hand smoke, but they are the ones that do nothing. I don’t know why people are stupid enough to go to the store and buy lung cancer or heart disease for over 7 dollars. Once they get one of the many diseases caused by smoking, they then will have to pay thousands in medical bills for the operations, scans, and various other medical exams. Someone I know once smoked, but they quit too late. This person is thankful to be alive today, because they caught the cancer early, but right after his surgery, he knew it was time to quit. Although the teen smoking rates have been going down lately, there is still over 4.5 MILLION teens that are smoking before the age of 19. if you smoke, I highly suggest that you quit, if you don’t, never start because it’s an addiction, and if you know someone that does, try to help them quit because all they’re doing is killing themselves very slowly. to wrap it up, I’m going to promise you, the reader, that I will ** never ** smoke in my life, and I hope for you to do the same .
 * Smoking **