Chemicals found in cigarettes
Effects of smoking
One of the main reasons why they banned smoking was because of passive smoking
Passive smoking info :
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Why we should have a smoking ban:
Over 4,000 chemical are found in cigarette smoke tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death in the united state, causing more the 440,000 deaths each year resulting an annual cost of more, than $75 billion in direct medical costs. UK studies show that smokers in their 30s and 40s are five times more likely to have a heart attack than non-smokers.
Why we shouldn’t have a smoking ban:
The link between passive smoking and ill health is unproven. A British medical journal (16 may 2003) has proved that there is no real link to passive smoking and ill heath.
People want restrictions not a ban:
A populous poll in May 2004 indicated that people would like to see restrictions on smoking rather than an outright ban.
People should have freedom.
The graph below shows the type of cancer you can get as a result of smoking the information from the graph is based on scientific research.
The graph below shows the relative risk for a non-smoker and a smoker as you can see as the number cigarettes smoked increases the risk is higher.
In conclusion I think that smoking should be banned because:
People want a ban because people that do not smoke get affected from the smokers, passive smoking is dangerous, passive smoking in workplaces causes about 700 deaths each year due to passive smoking. A ban would also encourage people to quit smoking, and people have the right to protect themselves from smoke inhalation, association argues that 70% of the population are currently denied the freedom to go about their lives in smoke-free environment.
But I understand the fact that people do not want a smoking ban because people want restrictions not bans, and businesses wouldn’t be making any money also the link between passive smoking and ill health is unproven. People should have there own freedom of choice.
As a student I think that smoking should be banned because all the non smokers are getting affected because of all the people that smoke and I think that it is not fair on those non smokers. The public smokers are forcing the non-smokers, also I am sure that it doesn’t feel nice coming from a bar or a restaurant stinking of cigarettes smelling like an ashtray every year loads of people are dying just because they are breathing in other peoples smoke.