Why Smoking Should Be Banned In Public Places

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'Smoking to be banned in public places' is a much contentious topic these days, with almost no conclusions coming at the end. While the smokers continue to smoke in public places, the non-smoker continue to show their disgust and revulsion. Though everyone has a right to live freely in this world, he/she is not permitted to cause harm to other people. It has become practically impossible to refrain oneself from getting a second hand exposure to the smoke stench. Right from the bars and discos to simply walking on the road, everywhere a non-smoker is exposed to smoking.

It is very annoying to be surrounded by the smoke smell. It has been noted that passive smoking is much more dangerous than active smoking, because in the former case, you inhale the smoke emitted out by a smoker. Designated areas, allotted for the smoker to go and smoke, in a public place would be advantageous for both the smoker as well as the non smoker. While a smoker can freely smoke at the smoking zone, the non smoker will be able to relax, without worrying about the stench, smoke or harmful side effects.

It is pretty disgusting for a non smoker to move out of a pub, bar or disco or even a restaurant with his/her clothes stinking from the smoke stench. Second hand smoke enhances the risk of heart disease and heart attacks, by increasing the person’s risk of developing blood clots. Passive smoking also increases the chances of bronchitis and asthma to lung cancer and heart disease and even SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome). While the smokers definitely affect their health, they also make the innocent people becoming a victim.

A ban would not only improve the lives of non-smokers but would encourage those causing the problem to help themselves. Till the time the ban is not in effect, the non-smokers can encourage smokers to walk outside to smoke. Along with that, they should insist on keeping the windows open, to keep the room ventilated and minimize the consumption of second hand smoke. Still, the most effective way to negate the effects of second hand smoke is to insist on a smoke-free environment, whenever possible.

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Ban on Smoking in public places

Smoking is one of the most common forms of recreational drug use. Tobacco smoking is today by far the most popular form of smoking and is practiced by over one billion people in the majority of all human societies. Less common drugs for smoking include cannabis and opium. Most drugs that are smoked are considered to be addictive.

Nicotine is an alkaloid found in the nightshade family of plants (Solanaceae) which constitutes approximately 0.6–3.0 % of dry weight of tobacco. Nicotine was widely used as an insecticide in the past. Nicotine addiction has historically been one of the hardest addictions to break. The LD50 of carcinogenic nicotine is 50 mg/kg for rats and 3 mg/kg for mice. 40–60 mg (0.5-1.0 mg/kg) can be a lethal dosage for adult humans.

In low concentrations (an average cigarette yields about 1 mg of absorbed nicotine), the substance acts as a stimulant in mammals and is one of the main factors responsible for the dependence-forming properties of tobacco smoking.

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Health hazards in Smoking

Tobacco-related diseases are some of the biggest killers in the world today and are cited as one of the biggest causes of premature death in industrialized countries. In the United States some 500,000 deaths per year are attributed to smoking-related diseases and a recent study estimated that as much as 1/3 of China's male population will have significantly shortened life-spans due to smoking.

smoking is among the leading causes of diseases such as lung cancer, heart attacks and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and can also lead to birth defects.

Passive smoking, or secondhand smoking, which affects people in the immediate vicinity of smokers, is a major reason for the enforcement of smoking bans. This is a law enforced to stop individuals smoking in indoor public places, such as bars, pubs and restaurants. The idea behind this is to discourage smoking by making it more inconvenient, and to stop harmful
smoke being present in enclosed public spaces.