In life, we have the ability to make choices. The decisions we make today, affects the outcome of tomorrow. Although some decisions we make lead to positive outcomes, there are some that can lead to negative outcomes. Smoking cigarettes happens to be a negative choice, and has a very negative outcome when long term use comes into play. Though there are countless reports and clearly stated evidence that smoking causes such health problems as cancer, heart attacks, and emphysema. People continue to smoke. But, how is it that something that can kill you, is enjoyed by so many other people. In order to find the answer to this, one must look at a series of areas that are the major contributing factors to the reason people smoke. These areas are: Social, Emotional, Physical, Intellectual, and Spiritual.
             Would you go into a grocery store and buy an item labeled "Warning Consuming/Using This Product is Considered Dangerous" by the U.S. Surgeon General? Although most of us would probably answer "No," millions make such a purchase every day - a pack of cigarettes. Moreover, they do this despite clear, well-publicized evidence that smoking is linked to cancer, heart attacks, strokes, bronchitis, emphysema, and a host of other serious illnesses. According to government reports and the U.S. Surgeon general, tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, causing more than 400,000 deaths each year and resulting in an annual cost of more than $50 billion in direct medical costs. Each year, smoking kills more people than AIDS, alcohol, drug abuse, car crashes, murders, suicides, and fires - combined. And despite all of the evidence showing that smoking is bad for one's health and could result in death, more than 47 million Americans continue to smoke on a regular basis (6 pp. 483-486). While knowing of the association between smoking and disease, surveys show that 71% of smokers agree with the statement "Cigarette sm...