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IELTS Writing Task 2/ IELTS Essay:

You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Present a written argument or a case to an educated reader with no specialised knowledge of the following topic:

Tobacco should be treated as illegal like other drugs. Smoking has not a single positive issue but lots of negative effects and therefore, it should be banned.

To what extent do you agree or disagree with the above statement.

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your experience.

You should write at least 250 words.

The drugs those are strong and cause harm to human are considered illegal and are prohibited in almost all the countries considering the bad effects. Those drugs are very much addicted and the people who take it regularly destroy his life and can not lead a normal life. Likewise, tobacco is another phenomenon that has a strong beckoning towards people of all ages. Considering the bad effects, therefore, it should be considered unlawful and prohibited.

There are lots of substances presented in the tobacco and people become much more addictive to the tobacco because it is easily accessible and does not cost that much at a time compared to other illegal drugs. There are enough scientific reasons to believe that once a person becomes addicted towards tobacco, can't leave it easily like other strong drugs. Many people even exhaust more than 20 cigarettes daily and eventually increase the possibility to be infected with lung cancer or many other serious diseases. The person who smokes or takes tobacco in other ways harms himself as well as the people surrounding them. Because it is proven in medical science that second-hand smoking causes the same physical problems as the first-hand smoking does. So considering the issue I strongly opine that all tobacco should be banned like other harmful drugs.

Many people think that tobacco creates some opportunities. For instance, they mention the number of people involved in these industries from farmer to manufacturing workers. They also think that tobacco companies often help people by sponsoring big sports events, initiating some social works like tree-plantation, star search programs etc. In my opinion, all those are eye wash for people. The companies are uplifting their fortunes by destroying innocent peoples' lives. Think about a family that has loose their only earning member because he was a chain smoker for 20 years and recently died of lung cancer. The effects are overwhelming compared to what tobacco companies do for us. I believe there are lots of organisations who are happy to initiate the same social programs for the betterment of people. Science has proven that the amount of nicotine contained in a cigarette is pushed directly into someone's body, he will die at once. So tobacco business is a social crime at large. Furthermore, those who cultivate tobacco, process it prepare cigarette and smokes ultimately become the victims of many serious diseases like cancer, heart diseases and bronchitis. In addition buying tobacco costs money which could have been used for some good thing. Teenagers addicted to tobacco involve themselves to some other drugs and tobacco is always the gateway to other drugs.

I don't think there is any one benefit we get from tobacco rather it harms us in so many ways. There are huge scarcities of food in the world right now and a huge amount of fields and many farmers are engaged in producing tobacco. So I strongly give my opinion to declare the cultivation, production, manufacturing and selling of tobacco should be strictly prohibited for all our betterment.     

Model Answer 2:
Health is considered the most precious gift that we all have so it is essential to think carefully about things that may have a harmful effect on individuals. Many people argue that tobacco smoking should be considered illegal as other drugs because it has more detriments than benefits. However, this is refuted by others. Both sides will be critiqued before a reasoned conclusion is formed.

It is felt by many that cigarette smoking has deleterious effects on person's life. For example, it has been shown in many research studies that tobacco is one of the risk factors to many diseases including cancer, particularly lung cancer, cardiovascular diseases and others. This example clearly shows that smoking can be very harmful and has a tremendous financial burden on not only the personal budget but also health sector.

On the other side, many people think that smoking is a personal decision. In addition, it cannot be compared to drugs as it provides health benefits like memory and attention enhancing and preventing ulcerative colitis. Moreover, it is used in some medications.

After analysing these two points of view, I believe that the cons of smoking outweigh the pros and the usage of tobacco should be limited for medical treatments authorised by governments. Without a doubt, I think that smoking is an important topic that has effects on various aspects of human's life and other people's life as no one focus on the passive smoking issue and the government should pay more attention and invent new policies regarding smoking.

[by - Saeed]

Sample Essay 3:
Most of the drugs are banned in all nations as they are the root cause of many incurable diseases, mental instability and  social problems. Tobacco is considered similar to these drugs, as it engenders a myriad of negative impacts on the human beings. I totally agree that tobacco must be banned as it can engender diseases as well as can cause addictions.

Firstly, it is apparent that smoking can lead to vulnerable diseases like cancer, as tobacco contains a harmful ingredient called Nicotine. Moreover, smoking not only creates a physical imbalance among the smokers but also attracts diseases among passive smokers due to the air pollution created by it. A research done, in August 2014 by a group of scientists based in California, illustrates that seventy percent of the people affected by smoking are non-smokers. Therefore, it is crystal clear that Nicotine must be prohibited.

Secondly, almost all smokers are addicted to the smoking habit, due to the reason that Nicotine attracts this peculiar characteristic. Furthermore, if a smoker forcefully tries to put an end to the smoking habit, it is predicted that he or she will come under mental imbalance. For instance, if a patient asks some remedies with a physician to give up smoking, definitely the doctor would recommend decreasing the habit on a daily basis, instead of stopping suddenly. It might take a few years to get rid of this habit. Thus, it is obvious that tobacco has a huge negative impact.

Smoking does not have a single positive side and that’s why it should be immediately banned. It costs a large amount of money, it puts our mental and physical health in danger and creates many others diseases to people.

In conclusion, by analysing how tobacco can destroy the health of people as well as cause addiction, it is obvious that Tobacco products must be banned. It is suggested that governments give banning notice well in advance so that the smokers can quit the habit slowly.

[ Written by - Mohammad Zuhr ]

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