The national war against public smoking has become a big debate towards health effects and the air pollution that it causes. Public smoking offenders can be fined or even put in jail because of their disobedience. Drivers of buses can refuse entry to their vehicles to anyone carrying a lit cigarette in some cities. The new laws do not hinder those that do not smoke, until their rights are broken. Public smoking should be banned because of the health problems that second-hand smoke introduces to the non-smoking population. There are others that may not agree because they think their right to freedom is being overlooked. There are many minor reasons for which public smoking should be banned, but passive smoke and air pollution are two major reasons.
The first major reason that public smoking should be banned is that it causes passive smoking. Passive smoking increases one's risk of lung cancer. Edmondson says, "There is a fifteen to twenty-four percent chance that ETS or passive smoking will cause some sort of lung cancer, ischaemic heart disease, middle ear disease, or childhood respiratory disease" (961). Edmondson writes, "When America's War on cigarettes began in 1965, 42 percent of adults were smokers" (60). Edmondson later says, "Today, only 27 percent of adults aged 20 and older smoke, according to the National Center for Health Statistics" (60). The two percents show a great decline in the number of people .
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that smoke. Even though the percents are down, the risk of cancer from second-hand smoke is astonishing. "Second-hand smoke causes 43,000 annual deaths from heart disease and lung cancer" (Edmondson 60). The death rate in Mississippi is " fifty-five 100,000" (Edmondson 60). " The proportion of adults who favor a total ban on restaurant smoking has risen from twenty-eight percent in 1991 to thirty-eight percent in 1994" (Edmondson 60). Restaurant smoking should be banned altogether.
Smokers and Non-smokers" Rights In Stanley S. Scott's short essay "Smokers Get A Raw Deal," Scott's version of a non-smoker is unjust. Scott sees smokers as being segregated because of prejudice. ... From the writer's point of view there is no harm in smoking to either the smoker themselves of defenseless nearby non-smoker. ... Overall there needs to be a common courtesy among smokers and non-smokers....
Some smokers say they smoke because they are nervous. ... The explanation of how physiological changes in the body make smokers smoke are difficult for some smokers to believe. ... In response, the smoker may smoke even more. ... In response, the smoker may smoke extra cigarettes. ... They no longer that special "smoker high". ...
Most smokers fall victim to this drug and feel that there is no way out. What a lot of smokers do not know is that there are many programs as well as people out there that are willing to help. ... On the first day of quitting the smoker should plan to retire a bit earlier than usual. ... Before going to bed, the smoker should go for a short walk or practice deep breathing. ... On the second day when awakening, the smoker should rub his or her body with a cold washcloth. ...
I was a smoker from seventh to ninth grade. ... A reason it is a nuisance has a lot to do with the mentality of the smoker. ... Nonsmokers who hang out with smokers always perform favors without any reciprocation. ... The smoker has to plan his/her life around an addiction. ... The smoker can help if they smoke or not. ...
A ban on public smoking lead by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, an ex-smoker, has intentions of improving the health of employees by segregating smokers from about 13,000 bars and restaurants in New York City. ... Mayor Bloomberg, an ex-smoker, would not be pleased if such a law was enforced during his smoking days, so why enforce it now and force current smokers out of the building. ... His law is unjust in that it is segregating a smoker from a non-smoker. The smoker is given the feeling of weakness with this new law. Now a smoker can no longer sit with a non-smoker and enjoy a beer together whil...
People who smoke in today's society are directly affecting the health and personal rights of both smokers and non-smokers around them. ... Petersberg Times, 73% of current smokers, 92% of ex-smokers, 94% of people who have never smoked, and 88% of all adults believe that smoking should be banned in restaurants. As shown by the poll, a large number of non-smokers as well as many smokers believe that a ban should be placed on smoking. One reason smoking should be banned from all public places is because it forces smokers and non-smokers alike to inhale second-hand smoke against their ...
Cigarettes are pleasurable for most smokers. ... So, smoker's can relate to that because that is their source of pleasure. ... This line is a real good way to catch these smokers because it offers good flavor. ... Mostly all smokers know of the consequences of smoking but they do it anyway. ... That puts all the pieces together and that's what makes this advertisement a sure thing to the already addicted consumers but on the other hand attracts non-smokers....
Smokers are treated differently than nonsmokers. ... These laws regulate where smokers make smoke. ... This is persuading nonsmokers to take a stand against a smokers. ... Scott when he says smokers get a raw deal. ... We should continue separating smokers from nonsmoker. ...
Today's Smoker Is it suicide? ... With each puff a smoker is slowly poisoning himself, but yet society continues to smoke. ... People who are habitual smokers are addicted to more than just the nicotine. ... Many smokers also invest special meaning into their cigarettes. ... Smokers also have what you call associative behaviors. ...
