Tabbaco is an issue that is faced by many people in every country across the world. Tabacco is a plant that contains a stimulant that can be received by either being smoked or chewed. This stimulant is highly addictive and gets millions of people hooked to dangerous tobacco products for many years.
There are many negative effects of tobacco use and production. One is that tobacco contributes to poverty and world hunger. It also is very deadly in dangerous. One last problem is that the production of this drug damages the environment.
Tobacco is responsible for the deaths in 1 of every 10 adults. It kills about 6 million people anually. That is the equivalent of a person dying from tobacco every 6 seconds. Half of all tobacco users end up being killed by it. That is why they market to children and try to hook the next generation of customers. It is the leading preventable cause of death today.
Tobacco increasing poverty and hunger is a problem that is more prevalent in poorer areas of the world. When a person becomes addicted to tobacco products, they will undergo withdrawl if they do not receive its stimulus for an extended period of time. This withdrawl is usually very uncomfortable so addicts keep their tobacco products on them regularly. If an addict is poor, they will sometimes spend on tobacco products before food for themselves and their family. This is bad and unhealthy. Tobacco products shift people's attention from food to tobacco and wastes their money to contribute to hunger and poverty.
However, some positive effects of tobacco are that they contribute to a stronger economy with a higher GDP and that they provide jobs for many workers.