WAS THE SMOKING BAN NECESSARY?

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The smoking ban

Has England made the right decision by banning smoking in public areas? The smoking ban is a law designed to decrease the amount of smoking in public. The 01/07/07 was when the ban was first enforced. Many people argue their opinions on the new law; in my case study we will find out whether the benefits out weight the risk’s or not and whether the evidence given for both for and against are based on scientific facts or opinions.

BACKGROUND SCIENCE

Effects of smoking

Nearly all effects of smoking are long term, this is one reason why it is hard for scientists to find data or correlate the side affects of inhaling the smoke. However, scientists have been testing for the effects of smoking for many years and have extracted this data. Smoking can:

  • Decrease sense of smell and taste
  • Age skin and cause wrinkles
  • Make hair and clothes smell
  • Cause more asthma and respiratory symptoms
  • Increase chance of getting cancer

I found the information about the effects of smoking on a website (see back). I believe the websites information is reliable as it is a national website and all the information has been peer reviewed by teachers and scientists and all is based on scientific facts.

Correlation between smoking and cancer

This graph shows a clear correlation between smoking and lung cancer. This information is reliable as the information has been researched over a long period of time and over a large scale of men. The website I got this information from: 

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These are the effects of smoking, as you can see lung cancer is the highest cause in number of deaths however other diseases have a high number of death rates. This information is reliable as it has been researched for a long time and a large number of people have been involved in the research. This information was stated by: 

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