THE DANGER OF SMOKING CIGARETTES AND DRINKING ALCOHOL

The tobacco and alcoholic industry world wide is making billion of dollars year upon year. I remember that at the end of each advert then, they would say, "Tobacco smoking is dangerous to your health". They later changed it to "Smokers are liable to die young". Wow, this is strange because these companies know that cigarettes can kill and destroy people but they keep producing them because of financial gains. This is an irony because what brings death, decay and deterioration is what people are killing themselves over. Both the young, old, fat, think, rich, poor, men, women, adults and youths are hooked up on them. 

If you ask them what pleasure do they get from cigars and alcoholic drinks, some will tell you it makes them high and feel cool. Some will tell you that they take it to calm their depression. Whatever reasons they give, these things cut short their lives. Some of them have moved from cigarettes to marijuana, cocaine and other substances. They have also moved from beer to spirit, alomo, "ogogoro","shekpe", vodka and to mixing of harmful drinks. Many of them go berserk and crazy when they take these substances. They become high and misbehave on the streets and some end up sleeping in gutters. It has become a serious addition to others and some now steal and rob just to buy these substances and become high. 

My concern is how could a person go to a vendor to buy some thing that will kill, destroy and bring shame to them? These things destroy kidneys, liver and cause cancer. I ran into an old friend of mine in primary and secondary school who now looks like my grand father. Though we are age mates,he looked much older than me because he was into those substances. I flashed back to who he was and what he has become and i felt pity for him. I was told that as they get older, their movements become unstable. Some will argue with you that soft drinks also kill because of the sugar contents and also that the Bible says take a little wine. I pity them because they are trying to justify why they are destroying themselves. Pro 31:6&7 NCV says,(6 Give beer to people who are dying and wine to those who are sad.7 Let them drink and forget their need and remember their misery no more). The way you lay your bed, is the way you will lie on it