Smoking has been banned in public places like parks, beaches, restaurants and public transportation in many nations. This essay agrees with this idea because this ban can lessen the risk of passive smoking and also stop youngsters from getting influenced by it.
The main reason why public smoking should be prohibited is to protect people from the health problems associated with second hand smoke. That is to say, non-smokers who accidentally inhale other people’s tobacco smoke are highly prone to health issues like lung cancer, cardiovascular diseases and respiratory difficulties. According to the World health organization, passive smoking causes six lakh deaths each year and among that one third are children. In 2004, a nationwide comprehensive smoke free law prohibiting public smoking was implemented in Ireland and after four weeks, the country observed a 69 percent reduction in the number of patients affected by passive smoking.
The second reason is that forbidding smoking in public places saves / prevents young people from getting attracted to it. Smoking cigarettes is considered as a status symbol by many people and some teenagers may smoke just to fit in. By banning these products, young children will be less vulnerable to smoking and they will not be easily tempted to try such things. For example, In Ireland, after announcing public smoking as illegal, the number of teenage smokers nearly halved in a few months.
In conclusion, banning smoking in public places is a good move as it prevents innocent people from dying of passive smoking and discourages young people from getting attracted to smoking.
Smoking
has
been banned
in
public
places like parks, beaches, restaurants and
public
transportation in
many
nations. This essay
agrees
with this
idea
because
this ban can lessen the
risk
of
passive
smoking
and
also
stop
youngsters from getting influenced by it.
The main reason why
public
smoking
should
be prohibited
is to protect
people
from the health problems associated with second hand
smoke
.
That is
to say, non-smokers who
accidentally
inhale other
people’s
tobacco
smoke
are
highly
prone to health issues like lung cancer, cardiovascular diseases and respiratory difficulties. According to the
World health organization
,
passive
smoking
causes six lakh deaths each year and among that one third are children. In 2004, a nationwide comprehensive
smoke free
law prohibiting
public
smoking
was implemented
in Ireland and after four weeks, the country observed a 69 percent reduction in the number of patients
affected
by
passive
smoking.
The second reason is that forbidding
smoking
in
public
places saves /
prevents
young
people
from getting attracted to it.
Smoking
cigarettes
is considered
as a status symbol by
many
people
and
some
teenagers
may
smoke
just
to fit in. By banning these products, young children will be less vulnerable to
smoking and
they will not be
easily
tempted to try such things.
For example
, In Ireland, after announcing
public
smoking
as illegal, the number of teenage smokers
nearly
halved in a few months.
In conclusion
, banning
smoking
in
public
places is a
good
move
as it
prevents
innocent
people
from dying of
passive
smoking
and discourages young
people
from getting attracted to
smoking
.