...Should smoking in public areas be allowed? Have you ever gone to a restaurant or to the bowling alley and come home smelling like cigarette smoke? And while you were there, some people are sitting there smoking by you and you can’t stand the smell of it. So you go out side and to get some fresh air and what do you know there’s some more people lighting it up and smoking but they are polite enough to go outside. Doesn’t this annoy you, that you can barely go anywhere without people smoking in your presence. This leads us to the question, Should smoking in public areas be allowed? Smoking in public areas is something that could definitely be dealt without. The things I will cover with you are the effects of smoking, the effects of second hand smoke, and some policies that are against public smoking. First I’ll start with the effects of smoking. To make cigarettes, tobacco leaves are dried and shredded, and then they are rolled into tubes. The smoke from tobacco in these cigarettes contains more than 4,000 gases and chemicals many of them are poisonous. Some of theses substances include ammonia, which is used in cleaning fluids, carbon monoxide, the deadly gas in car exhaust fumes, and tar. When cigarette smoke is inhaled, these substances are injected into the body. A smoker breathes smoke directly through the mouth in the bronchial tubes, which lead to the lungs. Tiny particles stick to the walls of the tubes, causing irritation. Then the smoke passes into the lungs...
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... Public Smoking Bans Maria Robbins Ivy Tech Community College ENGL 111-JOF-Research Paper Cooper-3830 November 4, 2013 Abstract The smoking ban has caused smokers to adjust their smoking behavior. Public places have banned the smokers from smoking inside their businesses. The smoking ban has caused smokers to make choices. This has decreased their smoking and some have been able to quit completely. Still there are people who have smoked their whole life and have chosen not to stop smoking. Smokers do not have the freedom to smoke in public places that they once had. The public smoking ban has been the center of debates, because smokers feel it is their right to smoke when and where they want. The non-smokers want to be able to go out and enjoy a smoke-free environment. Public Smoking Bans Public smoking has been a right the smoker has had for years. Only in recent years has the public smoking ban law been put in affect. It took many years of debating over the fact if smoking in public should be ban. Smoking is an individual choice, and it is an activity that is absolutely legal. However, some states have passed laws to prohibit the activity in public and in workplaces. This legislation has been the focus of many debates in statehouses and city-county councils throughout the country. The smoking bans forces a smoker to not be welcome to smoke freely in public. For years the non-smoker had to deal with going out to public places...
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...Brooklyn Spearrin Ms. Taylor ENC 1101 November 5, 2013 Medical studies have shown that smoking not only leads to health problems for the smoker, but also for people that are close by. As a result of this, many believe that smoking should not be allowed in public places. Prohibiting smoking in certain public places would provide a healthy environment for non-smokers and children. Many people, including me, are not cigarette smokers. Most of us hate to inhale second-hand smoke emitted by smokers, so we often have to hold our breath while passing through clouds of smoke. Although there are arguments on both sides, I strongly agree that a ban is the most appropriate thing to do. Opponents of such a ban, like you, argue against it for several reasons. Firstly, you say that nonsmokers make the choice themselves to breathe in other peoples smoke by going to places where smoking is allowed. If they absolutely do not want to deal with smoke then they do not need to go places where smoking is permitted. Smoking is a personal right and the smoker pays taxes every time they purchase cigarettes. Which is very similar to cars, smoking pollutes public places and if cars are allowed to pollute public places, you believe that there’s no reason cigarettes should be prohibited from polluting public places. There is evidence of tens of millions of people who grew up with smokers and remain healthy today. Second hand smoke is hundreds of times less concentrated than the direct smoke...
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...Should smoking be banned in public area? Nicotine is the addictive drug in tobacco smoke that causes smokers to continue to smoke. Addictive smokers need enough nicotine over a day to “feel normal” to satisfy cravings or control their mood. Along with nicotine, smokers inhale about 7000 other chemicals in cigarette smoke which are chemically active and trigger profound and damaging changes in the body. (Better Health Channel). According to the 1192 report of the journal of the American Medical Association, about 40000 people die from passive smoking. Because passive smoking would be more deadly to the public especially children, smoking should be banned in public places. Smoking in public areas leads to secondhand smoking which causes lung cancer in adults and also causes cancer in children who have not previously exhibited symptoms, sudden infant death syndrome and increased risk of lower respiratory track infections, such as pneumonia and bronchitis in children under 6 years old. ) Secondhand smoke is a mixture of the smoke given off by the burning end of a cigarette, or cigar, and the smoke exhaled by smokers. Secondhand smoke is also called environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and exposure to secondhand smoke is sometimes called involuntary or passive smoking. Secondhand smoke contains more than 4,000 substances, several of which are known to cause cancer in humans or animals. EPA has concluded that exposure to secondhand smoke can cause lungs cancer in adults who do not...
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...WHO smoke-free city case study Advancing the enforcement of the smoking ban in public places – Davao City, Philippines © World Health Organization 2011 All rights reserved. Requests for permission to reproduce or translate WHO publications – whether for sale or for noncommercial distribution – should be addressed to the WHO Centre for Health Development, I.H.D. Centre th Building, 9 Floor, 5-1, 1-chome, Wakinohama-Kaigandori, Chuo-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture, 651-0073, Japan (fax: +81 78 230 3178; email: wkc@wkc.who.int). The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Health Organization concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Dotted lines on maps represent approximate border lines for which there may not yet be full agreement. The mention of specific companies or of certain manufacturers’ products does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by the World Health Organization in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. Errors and omissions excepted, the names of proprietary products are distinguished by initial capital letters. All reasonable precautions have been taken by WHO to verify the information contained in this publication. However, the published material is being distributed without warranty of any kind...
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...that ban smoking inside bars and other public places. Many businesses and schools have followed this anti-smoking movement and now restrict their employees and students to smoke only in specific areas around the office place and campus. Richland College’s current policy on smoking restricts smoking to certain areas around campus; however, there is movement towards banning smoking on campus altogether. Richland should not enforce a no-smoking policy, but should continue its current policy to equally consider both non-smoking and smoking students rights and concerns. It is indisputable that smoking tobacco is unhealthy for the human body. Studies have proven smoking can cause lung Cancer, Emphysema, and heart disease, among many other damaging health risks; however, whether a person smokes or not is entirely up to the decision of the individual. Although smoking may be damaging to a smoker’s health, it is that person’s decision, and no one else’s, to risk the health issues that may come along with smoking. Unfortunately, smoking does not only affect the health of smokers. Second-hand smoke, or smoke inhaled by passersby, is almost as damaging to a person’s health as the smoke inhaled by a smoker. It is important for non-smokers to not be forced to inhale the same toxins that smokers do. If smokers are allowed to decide whether to smoke or not then non-smokers should be allowed to do the same. Restricting smoking to specific areas around Richland campus permits smoking students...
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...Stifle Business Owners Smoking Preference Smoking related issues has become a very controversial topic. Some people may agree that cigarette smoking should be regulated while others may think that it is an individual’s choice to smoke wherever or whenever they want to. This makes smoking cigarettes an arguable topic. United States (U.S.) legislators, state governments, and local authorities have been increasingly restricting where consumers can smoke. Legislation has been further limiting smoking in public places which is causing businesses to lose customers. While it is plausible to control smoking in some industries, business owners of strictly adult only enterprises should be allowed to decide whether smoking or nonsmoking preferences help their business to be profitable. Lawmakers that have banned widespread smoking in communities may not understand the economic impact on businesses that depend solely on adult patrons. For many years, there were no regulations against smoking tobacco products. This allowed the tobacco industry to cash in on the profitable commodity. Smoking became a status symbol. “From the beginning of the 20th century, society[->0] considered smoking fashionable and a status symbol” (Zilli). However, by the 1990s, “The World Health Organization (WHO), seeing smoking as the most preventable cause of ill health worldwide, edged in 1994 a little closer to its objective of a smoke-free world” ("Tobacco"). Arguments that support smoking bans include health concerns...
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...Smoking? I do not understand why people can put something that is so damaging into their bodies. Do people even think about what it can do to themselves and their surroundings, and how many chemicals there are in a cigarette? Smoking is a really bad habit and has become very common and fashionable among teenagers and young boys and girls. Smoking usually begins at school when students discover new things and its not only smoking, sometimes it is drugs too. Even though doctors warn against smoking, people continue to smoke. Some teenager’s smoke to be a part of society and some teenagers say that smoking makes them look and feel cool. It is something we as a society need to work on and try to prevent by teaching citizens about the consequences of smoking in an early age. The way teenagers typically start smoking is by taking a few puffs from their friends and those innocent puffs can lead to a smoking addiction. Many young teenagers start smoking because they look up to someone who smokes, such as a movie star or soccer player or a cool friend. The smoking begins to affect the health and it can lead to lung cancer and other diseases. What can we as a society do about this problem and how can we prevent more smokers? In Denmark it is really easy for minors to buy a pack of cigarettes. I do not think smoking should be allowed in public places because it affects those who want to have a healthy lifestyle. However, is that a choice I can make or it is a thing the government...
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...Should smoking be allowed or banned in public places? Should smoking be allowed or banned in public? Smoking tobacco has been affecting what’s around us because more people start to smoke so that’s more pollution in the air. Some people feel that they constantly need to smoke in order to get through their day and not realizing what they’re doing to themselves and others. Smoking shouldn’t be allowed in public places like parks because of all the little kids running around. People shouldn’t smoke were there’s huge crowds like time square in New York City. Smoking while standing outside a restaurant is giving that place a bad name. Smoking in restaurants was aloud a couple of years ago but stopped. Smokers should stop smoking and look at the bigger picture and help not only save your life but save life’s around you who are inhaling just as much smoke as you are. On March 20, 2014 smoking parks and beaches has been 100% banned. On this date a bill was passed that there would be no more smoking on beaches or parks. If you are caught smoking in these areas you will face a $250.00- $1,000 fine. People who are caught breaking this law will start with a $250 fine then go to $500 then to $1,000 and more. This bill was passed on a vote of 78 people 4 were absence. The vote came to 67-7 that we should pass this law and move on to a healthy world. Lots of people were very upset about the bill that was passed. People liked to go on vacation to the beach lay down relax and either smoke...
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...Smoking can be dangerous not only for the smoker, but also for those around the smoker. Secondhand smoke is the third leading cause of preventable death (after active smoking and alcohol), according to the Manitoba Medical Association. They also say that the smoke contains over 4,000 chemicals, 50 of which are known to be cancer-related. Secondhand smoke has been linked to heart and respiratory disease; lung, breast, cervical, and nasal sinus cancers; strokes and miscarriages. In children, dangers include sudden infant death syndrome, fetal growth impairment, bronchitis, pneumonia, asthma and middle-ear disease. People who smoke subject themselves to deadly diseases, as well as long- and short-term health problems. Non-smokers should not have to live with the consequences of smokers' actions. http://www.publishyourarticles.net/knowledge-hub/essay/an-essay-on-should-smoking-be-banned-in-public-places.html Many surveys, studies and scientific research has proved that smoking is injurious to health. Smoke is unhealthy and suffocating. It pollutes the environment. There are two types of smokers - active and passive. The person who smokes is active and other who are near to him and inhale the smoke are passive smokers. Both are equally affected by the ill effects of smoking. Smokers and non-smokers meet at many places like offices, buses, hotels, etc. So, considering the bad effects of smoking on individual's health, environment as well as individual rights, it should be banned...
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...Smoking Ban – Studentereksamen maj 2008 1) Give an outline of the different positions on the smoking ban which are presented in the texts. 2) Comment on the use of exaggeration and irony in text 3. Illustrate your answer with quotations from the text. 3) Discuss whether society has a responsibility to prevent people from smoking or whether it is up to the individual to decide. 1) The smoking ban contains different kinds of restrictions, which results in; it will be illegal to smoke at public places or work places. Penalties have been implemented to make the British people follow the new rules. The first article written by Robin Mckie, a science editor on The Observer has a very positive view on the smoking ban, which came into force in England in the year of 2007. Mckie uses a lot of examples from the real world to support his opinion. He mentions among other things Helena, Montana, where the number of heart attacks fell by 40 per cent in the six-month smoking ban. Mckie hopes it will motivate the smokers to quit the bad habit. It will also benefit the non-smokers because it minimizes the risk of getting lung cancer or heart diseases. The second article written by A. N. Wilson has a very different point of view on the smoking ban. He combines smoking with literature, and writes that the greatest writers of our time were smokers. He believes that a lot of their inspiration came, while they were lighting a cigarette, and he is afraid that the new ban will...
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...Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Office on Smoking and Health Wellness Councils of America American Cancer Society PREFACE As scientific evidence documenting the health hazards posed by environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) continues to mount, workplace decision makers have more reason than ever to protect employees from exposure to ETS on the job. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency concluded in January 1993 that each year ETS kills an estimated 3,000 adult nonsmokers from lung cancer and that the workplace is a significant source of ETS. In a recent study, nonsmoking employees exposed to ETS at work but not at home had significantly higher levels of a nicotine metabolite in their blood than did nonsmoking workers with no work or home exposure to ETS. Levels of exposure to ETS are lowest in smokefree workplaces. Even before these recent studies were available, the U.S. Surgeon General had determined in 1986 that ETS is a cause of disease, including lung cancer, in otherwise healthy nonsmokers. The Surgeon General also reported that the simple separation of smokers and nonsmokers within the same airspace may reduce, but does not eliminate, the exposure of nonsmokers to ETS. In 1991, the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that “all available preventive measures should be used to minimize occupational exposure to ETS.” Health issues provide ample justification...
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...TOBACCO USE IN POLAND 11/8/2012 HCM657-DL Introduction Smoking causes a long list of diseases, leading to premature death in half of all smokers. Tobacco is implicated in numerous cancers including bladder, kidney, larynx, mouth, pancreas, and stomach. Lung cancer is the most common disease caused by smoking. Smoking is also a major cause of cardiovascular diseases, including strokes, heart attacks, and respiratory diseases such as emphysema. Many additional costs are generated due to health issues caused by smoking. Poland is slow in bringing around tobacco control, but continued advancements and increased social awareness is changing the perspective of many smokers. According to the World Health Organization – Europe 2009 report, there are approximately nine million tobacco-smokers in Poland, representing 29% of the country’s adult population. Results of a national survey conducted in 2007 indicated that 34% of men and 23% of women smoked on a daily basis. Tobacco-smoking has been a persistent and serious social problem for many years. (1) Tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of death in the world today, killing as many as half the people who smoke tobacco. Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS), conducted in Poland in 2009-2010, was a nationally representative household survey (2). This was conducted by men and women aged 15 and older regarding tobacco consumption. The reasoning behind the survey was to produce internationally comparable data on tobacco...
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... Marijuana is a good substance to consume, studies from www.brown.edu show that only a small percentage of users become addicted. However, people use the drug frequently can build up a strong tolerance. Another website I found, www.well.com informs people about marijuana, and its effects on the human body. One thing that particularly stood out for me was that it says that “marijuana smoke has been found to contain more cancer-causing agents than is found in tobacco smoke.” I am for legalizing marijuana but I don’t believe it should be consumed in public places and there should be marijuana smoking designated areas just as there is tobacco smoking designated areas because everyone doesn’t want to get high and if it is true that marijuana smoke has more cancer causing agents than tobacco, it should be the person’s option to be in an area in which marijuana is consumed. I don’t agree with people smoking tobacco in public places. The person smoking is not being harmed as much as the person nearby (second hand smoke). The person consuming the cigarette has a filter so all the chemicals are entering their body, whereas people who are victims of second hand smoke have no way of not inhaling the smoke unless they...
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...SMOKING BAN – OHIO STATE LAW As early as the days of Christopher Columbus accidentally mistaking our beautiful country, the United States of America, for our Eastern hemisphere friends India; there has been a major agricultural product whose historical prominence still exists to this very day. That product is the tobacco plant. Early settlers of our great nation grew and brought this very plant from various parts of the world. Little did they know that the tobacco plant would eventually be rolled into a piece of filter paper, added to other harmful substances, and turn into one of the largest health addictions mankind has ever faced. It was not until the two World Wars of the 20th century, where the fad of cigarette smoking skyrocketed (“The History of Smoking”). During the period of the World Wars, medical research was still in its infancy stages and no corollary was established between cigarette smoking and its adverse health effects. It was not until 1964, when the United States Surgeon General stated that cigarette smoking was directly linked to lung cancer (“The History of Smoking”). This is when the government decided it was the best to intervene since the safety of its citizens was at stake. In today’s day and age, cigarette companies have expanded in various different markets and are a part of a multi-billion dollar industry. Unfortunately even with all the technological advances and modern day medical practices that mankind has discovered, cigarette smoking is still...
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