TobaccoProductionandConsumption
Wemeetsmokersalmosteverywhere,inthestreet,inshops,attherailwaystation,onthecampusandinmanyotherpublicareas.Thisexplainstheastonishingstatisticfigureof1.1billionsmokersoutof5.6billionpeopleintheworld,occupyingabout20%oftheworld'spopulation.
Theharmfuleffectthatsmokinghasuponpeoplemainlyliesintwoaspects:moneylossandhealthdeterioration.Inthefigure,wecanseethattheannualconsumptionoftobaccoamountsto200billiondollars,which,ifspentonpublicwelfare,canbenefitagreatmanypoorpeople.
Itisknowntoallthatsmokingdoesalotofharm,notonlytosmokersthemselves,butalsotopeoplearoundwhoareactuallyunconsciousvictims.Accordingtothestatisticsobtained,approximately3millionpeopledieoflungcancerandotherfataldiseaseseveryyear.
Fortunately,nowadaysmoreandmorepeoplehavebecomeawareoftheharmfuleffectofsmoking.Tobaccoconsumptionisdecreasing.Tobaccoproductionisdecreasing(hasdroppedto14.2billionpoundsin1995asagainst14.364billionpoundsin1994).Thenumberofsmokersisdecreasing.Finally,webelieveintheadvanceofsociety,webelieveinanewworldwithoutsmoking,webelieveinpeople.