Smoking has been banned in public places like parks, hospitals, public transport and restaurants in many nations. This essay agrees with this initiative because it reduces the harmful effects of passive smoking and also encourages smokers to quit.
The primary reason why making it illegal to smoke in public makes sense is preventing people from having to breathe in second-hand smoke. Passive smoking can lead to many smoking-related diseases such as lung cancer, heart disease and stroke. The British Medical Association found that non-smokers who were regularly exposed to tobacco smoke were 4 times more likely to develop lung cancer, than those who did not have to breathe it in. Despite this, many smoking activists would say that if people are afraid of getting a disease from smoking, they should not go to places like bars, where lots of people enjoy smoking.
The second main reason is that it helps those addicted to cigarettes quit their habit. When smokers and non-smokers socialise together, the smokers are often ostracised from the group because they have to leave the company of everyone else if they want to light up. This has proven particularly effective in Ireland, the first country to introduce a nationwide ban, where people have to leave a bar or restaurant and smoke outside. However, nicotine addiction is one of the most difficult to quit and a ban should be combined with other measures to help addicts to stop.
In conclusion, making it against the law to smoke around strangers should be encouraged because it prevents innocent people from dying of passive smoking and reduces the amount of smokers.
Smoking
has
been banned
in public places like parks, hospitals, public transport and restaurants in
many
nations. This essay
agrees
with this initiative
because
it
reduces
the harmful effects of passive
smoking
and
also
encourages smokers to quit.
The primary reason why making it illegal to
smoke
in public
makes
sense is preventing
people
from having to breathe in second-hand
smoke
. Passive
smoking
can lead to
many
smoking-related diseases such as lung cancer, heart disease and stroke. The British Medical Association found that non-smokers who were
regularly
exposed to tobacco
smoke
were 4 times more likely to develop lung cancer, than those who did not
have to
breathe it in. Despite this,
many
smoking
activists would say that if
people
are afraid of getting a disease from
smoking
, they should not go to places like bars, where lots of
people
enjoy smoking.
The second main reason is that it
helps
those addicted to cigarettes quit their habit. When smokers and non-smokers
socialise
together, the smokers are
often
ostracised
from the group
because
they
have to
leave
the
company
of everyone else if they want to light up. This has proven
particularly
effective in Ireland, the
first
country to introduce a nationwide ban, where
people
have to
leave
a bar or restaurant and
smoke
outside.
However
, nicotine addiction is one of the most difficult to quit and a ban should
be combined
with other measures to
help
addicts to
stop
.
In conclusion
, making it against the law to
smoke
around strangers should
be encouraged
because
it
prevents
innocent
people
from dying of passive
smoking
and
reduces
the amount of smokers.