Sue Waggoner Professor Keene English 1302 27 October 2003 Quitting - A Good Thing? While some who smoke may live to die of natural causes, generally that is not the case. Smoking has a profoundly negative effect on a person's social, health, mental, and economic life. "Cigarette smoking remains the primary cause of preventable death and morbidity in the United States" (Williams). While smoking may have a few benefits, the overall negative effect on one's health and others …showed first 75 words of 1398 total…

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