The impact of smoking

​​On my out of the country, outside of Singapore, I encountered many people who smoked. From taxi drivers to hotel staff, almost 8 of 10 of all the adults I encountered were smokers. Not only were their poisonous fumes being inhaled by all manner of people, including children, their cigarettes littered the streets and roads. Smoking is not only detrimental to one’s own body, but it also affects the environment and the people around. This is especially true as smoking starts to become a way of life after one starts smoking and it becomes extremely difficult to stop. It is at times like these, when I encounter people who smoke wherever they go, that I am grateful for Singapore’s strict policies against underage smoking and of smoking as a whole. However, that being said, I feel that more can still be done to educate those who smoke on the harms of smoking and how to stop an addiction.