Tobacco and alcohol are drugs that cause addiction and health problems. Therefore they should be made illegal. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Cigarettes and alcohol negatively influence human health and lead to 1severe addictionvery bad addiction. While some people believe that smoking and drinking alcohol do not have 2such a detrimental effectthat much detriment effect on health and should be sold freely, I firmly believe that 3tobaccosmoking and alcohol are drugs that lead to health problems and addiction and, as a result, they should be prohibited. First of all, tobacco is a silent killer not only for smokers but also for people 4nearbyaround. Smoking is 5known to causeknown as a cause of more than 25 different deadly diseases including lung cancer, bronchitis and emphysema. According to the recent statistics, four million people around the world 6die each yeardie yearly from tobacco-related diseases - one death every eight seconds. Tobacco is 7becoming an increasingly significant causesignificantly becoming a greater cause of death and disability than any other single cause. Therefore, smoking cigarettes is a huge global threat and should be illegal. The number of female and young smokers is increasing globally and completely banning cigarettes could be an effective measure to enhance public health. The amount of money a country 8spendsspend each year to treat people who suffer from tobacco-related diseases could be better utilised to treat other patients. The next point that needs to be taken into consideration is alcohol that has already become a serious problem 9over recent centuriesduring the last centuries. 10More and more people use alcohol every day and sometimes not only a glass of wine during the evening but also far more than usual. As a result, 11these people become unhealthythis group of people becomes unhealthy. Moreover, drinking too much alcohol can lead to more serious problems such as brain damage 12and can even causeand even can cause 13separation from a partnera separation with the partner and break a family. Moreover, children 14suffer greatly because ofstruggle a lot from 15parents who abuse alcoholdrunkard parents. Therefore, alcohol should be banned globally. 16The negative health and social problems the alcohol creates are enormous and the banning it will bring more social stability, morality and better life expectancy. To sum up, from my point of view, cigarettes and alcohol are 17two of the greatest threatstwo greatest threats 18to societyto the society and our health. They lead to various problems and harm not only individuals who use 19themit but also 20others around themothers, surrounding them. I believe that people can live their lives more happily without those heinous drugs and 21substancessubstance.