Personally，Ibelievethatcigaretteproductionandconsumptionthreatenstodomoreharmthangood。Firstly，smokingisresponsibleformanyfataldiseasessuchaslungcancer，heartdiseasesandsoon。Accordingtothesurvey，tobaccoconsumersaccountforabout20%oftheworldpopulation，andamongthem，threemillionpeoplediefromsmoking－relateddiseaseseveryyear。Thefactthattheoutputoftobaccoproductionisreducedfrom143。64billionpoundsin1994to142billionpoundsin1995alsosuggeststhatpeoplehavecometorealizethenegativeeffectsofsmoking。Secondly，tobaccoconsumptionisextremelywastefulofmoney。Asisindicatedinthepictures，200billionUSdollarsislostduetosmokingeachyear。Obviously，thetotallossofmoneyaroundtheglobesubstantiallyexceedsthegainintheindustry。