Nicotine and Caffeine

Observations about Smoking: In Social Environments and the University

In the social environment where I live, in the university, as well as in America, adults and youths cherish smoking. Conformably, in recent statistics released by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, almost 40 million adults smoke, and nearly 4.7 million high school and middle students burden their livers with cigarettes. Moreover, shockingly, every single day, youths who are younger than 18-year-old get their first puff. This picture captures what happens in universities and our various social environments.

If the numbers revealing the extreme extent in which this drug is abused startling, then, the numbers revealing its effects on the smokers will shake you with shock. According to the above source, in America, among the causes of preventable disability, disease, and death, tobacco has no rival. Every year, it sends half a million Americans to an early grave, while, at the same time, leaving nearly 16 million battling and struggling with serious illnesses—this is how bad the smoking situation is, and, every day, it gets worse.

Caffeine: Innocuous or Nocuous?

According to an article on Healthy Lifestyle, contrary to common knowledge, caffeine is innocuous—but to a certain degree. When used within the bounds of proper health counsel—that is, less than 4 cups a day—it heightens concentration and improves wakefulness. Nevertheless, just like any other beverage, it is prone to be misused. When it does, the adverse effects are sure to follow. It robs the users of the much-required sleep; invites addiction; it makes some irritable—all these make caffeine nocuous. As such, in sum, caffeine is not harmful when used as required, but when used beyond the prescribed limits, it opens the door for the entry of some undesirable effects.