When I was about thirteen years old I started smoking. At first it was just to look cool, but then it became a habit I would soon pay the consequence for. At first it would just be when my friends would do it, but then I began to start doing it on my own. So what started out as maybe two or three cigarettes a day became five, and then before I knew it, it became a pack a day. Well one day at home with my little brother I started to have trouble breathing. I was about 15 years old. Before I knew it, it just felt like I was under water. I was taken to the hospital and the doctors discovered that I had asthma and I had an asthma attack. My parents found out that I smoke and they were very hurt. The doctors told me if I didn't stop smoking then I would have a great chance in developing emphysema, and maybe lung cancer. Ever since then I have stopped smoking because I knew if I didn't stop then my life would be short.
             A) I am pretty sure some of you if not all of you have come in contact with smoking, or second hand smoking.
             Smoking is bad for you, and I will give you some information that I hope will help you to better understand the dangers of first and second hand smoking.
             I will start by giving you some information about the dangers of smoking, what smoking can cause, and how it is life threatening to your health.
             Many people that smoke already have a great chance in getting lung cancer. Although the best way to reduce lung cancer to never start smoking, or quit if you have already picked up the habit. Even people who have stopped smoking can still be at risk of developing lung cancer. Statistics say that 50% of lung cancer patients are former smokers. If you have a severe case of lung cancer it can prevent you from ever speaking again. Some people even die from a heart attack from heart disease from over do
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