Nowadays, despite warnings about smoking and drinking we can easily
perceive advertisements about cigarettes and alcohol. Both of these
substances are harmful for human health and create tortuous effects, after
abusing them. All of us know that smoking results to addiction to nicotine,
ulterior lung cancer, and it is very hard to quit smoking. Cigarettes
comprise a step to drugs, according to researches. Moreover, alcohol
incurs alcoholism, an afflictive phenomena nowadays that smites a big
percentage of people, universally. Drinking is also a primary reason why
car-accidents happen. In addition, I think it is illegal to advertise and
present to the public substances that are hazardous for people; however
they introduce them as they are innocent+.
In my opinion, I agree with the view that advertisements should be
banned for the following reasons. Firstly, in most of the advertisements we
can see an attempt to pass a message to people; that cigarettes and alcohol
can give you an image, a cool+ style that everyone likes. For example
there is an advertisement of alcohol that shows, by drinking a specific
drink, women will like you more. Regardless of the pettiness they provide,
some of these stuff transmit into individuals minds and unconsciously
generate a desire for this drink. Secondly, a presentation of an
advertisement, wittingly or unwittingly, applies not only to adults but also
to young children, who are very susceptible and ductile. These children are
very young to decide if it is good or bad for them. Consequently, we have
many young children drinking and smoking from a very young age. Last,
but not least, I do not deny the rights of people to smoke and drink,
however non-smokers and non-drinkers have also rights; they are not
obliged to tolerate these advertisements, that do not concern them. So I
believe that we should consider these people too and their rights.
Hence, as a user of cigarettes and alcohol, I believe that advertisements
with these kind of subjects should be rejected; we should always concern
and respect others. We should try to fit in others shoes and see how these
stuff+ affects them, including young children.