Did you know that in 2011 there were more than 6 million tobacco-related deaths worldwide (Henningfield)? Smoking is the act of inhaling and exhaling the fumes of burning plant material. Since cigarettes contain nicotine, they are highly addictive. Cigarettes are one of the most devastating causes of death and disease in the world (Henningfield). There are many negative effects from secondhand smoke, both immediate and over time. Smoking also negatively affects the indoor environment. Additionally, when pregnant women or parents of young children smoke, they could harm their children. People should not smoke around other people because they are exposed to harmful chemicals and they are not the ones putting themselves in danger. There are many negative effects on passive smokers, both immediately and over time. Passive smokers absorb nicotine and toxic chemicals through the same pathway as smokers, only they don't have a filter. The more smokers ingest toxic chemicals, the more likely they are to introduce harmful chemicals into their bodies (“passive smoking”). So smoking with other people around you is the cause of many problems that they may have throughout their life. Secondhand smoke immediately affects the heart, blood vessels and blood circulation in a harmful way (“secondhand smoking”), puts nicotine into the bloodstream and could make you addicted to cigarettes even before you have smoked. Over time, heart disease, strokes, and heart attacks can occur. Some people also get lung cancer or other types of cancer (“secondhand smoking”). By smoking with other people around, you could end up killing people without even trying. Smoking is not only bad for our body, but also bad for the environment. Not on…half of paper…smokers. Smokers expose people to harmful chemicals and toxins that should be avoided if possible. Passive smokers can be adults or children, but on average there are more children exposed to secondhand smoke than non-smoking adults ("passive smoking"). The effects that smoking and secondhand smoke have on people are shocking and terrible, but all of this could be avoided or less common if people simply stopped smoking or were more careful about smoking away from others. People should not smoke around other people because it exposes them to harmful chemicals and they are not the ones putting themselves in danger. Works Cited"Air Pollution"Britannica School.Encyclopedia Britanica, Inc, 2013.Web. November 1, 2013"Secondhand Smoking" American Cancer Society. Print 1 November 2013"Smoking". British School. Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc, 2013 Web. 1 November. 2013