nal smoking is believed to be related to 37% of the cases of childhood meningococcal disease, an uncommon but potentially fatal infection. (Difranza Jr. 385-394) It has also been linked to abnormal lung function in children; the defects persist throughout life. Environmental smoking worsens the condition of children with existing asthma and is thought to be responsible for 150,000 to 300,000 cases of lower respiratory infections every year. Pregnant women who smoke increase their child's risk for attention deficit disorder, conduct disorders, depression, substance abuse, and lower intellectual achievement. Parental smoking also has been linked to ear infections and eczema. (Whelan 82-89)In conclusion, Smoking has a lot of affects that are harmful to the body. Smoking might not affect the body instantly but, looking towards to future smoking has a great impact on ones life. As a smoker gets older, the diseases they imposed upon themselves from smoking at an earlier age will severely hurt them, in fact it might kill them at a far earlier age then they were supposed to go. Before you light up your cigarette remember what you are doing to you body. Works Cited1. Cambell, OM. Smoking and Reproductive Health. Mass: PSG Publishing Co. 19872. Davis, Prof. Doug. Interview. 23 Nov.19993. Difranza JR. “Effect on Maternal Cigarette Smoking on Pregnancy Complications and SIDS.” Family Practice. Vol. 40. 1995: 385-3944. Doll, Robert. Morality in Relation to Smoking. New York: Media Journal, 19945. Peterson, David. “Smoking and Pulmonary Function”. American Medical Journal. Vol. 16. 1968: 215-2186. Sherman, Chris. “The Health Consequences of Cigarette Smoke”. American Medical Journal. Vol. 86. 1994: 3557. Whelan, Elizabeth. Cigarettes: What the Warning Label Doesn’t Tell. New York: Prometheus. 1997....
