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Graeme Robertson, a Secondary 1 Pupil at Jordanhill School, Glasgow is the 1st winner on our Kats Klub News competition.

Here is his article...

Smoking, cool, fun and sexy in some peoples opinion. Not in mine...

I personally think that smoking should be banned, drugs like cocaine and cannabis were banned, why not smoking? I could do without the awful smell of tobacco every time I pass a smoker.

Not only do smokers pose a threat of lung cancer to themselves but they also pose a threat of lung cancer to everyone who breathes in the smoke that the cigarettes give off. I don't encounter smokers often, but other people do and some people who don't smoke have even died from passive smoking.

Lots of people including myself think that smoking is a complete waste of money. An average packet of 20 cigarettes costs £4.30. That means if you smoke a packet of cigarettes a day it'll cost about £30.10 for 140 cigarettes per week, £129 for 600 cigarettes per month and £1569.50 for 7300 cigarettes per year... that's enough to buy a second-hand car!

So what? Would I rather have a healthy body and a car, or would I rather have lung cancer and 7300 cigarettes.

What do you think?

 

 

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