Smoking Should Be Banned

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Smoking should be banned Smoking or Non-Smoking…Should There Be A Choice? Imagine sitting in a restaurant unable to enjoy a meal due to the cloud of smoke coming from a neighbour’s table. Smoking should be banned in public places because non-smokers have a right to clean air. For non-smokers, inhaling someone else’s cigarette smoke can be very aggravating. It is bad enough that automobiles, processing plants, and other types of industries pollute our environment, but for a smoker to choose to smoke around a non-smoker is a viol. Cigarette smoking has been a trend since the beginning of the industrial revolution. Some people believe that smoking could help them release their stress as it helps them to relax. As time flew, knowledge and technology increased, and as a result, the world came to realise that cigarette smoking brings potential harm not just to our body but also to the environment. Many people still practice smoking regardless the fact that smoking could potentially ruin their health as what is written on the cigarette box itself. Knowing all this, smokers still continue to smoke, as if they did not know that they are harming their surroundings too. Some of those who support smoking claim that it’s hard for smokers to break their habit. 12 out of 15 smokers fail to break the habit, therefore, if it’s banned, it could trigger the opening of the black markets of cigars, just like drugs, and it would be much more difficult for the government to control than when it’s legalized. Smoking has been shown to be dangerous to health. Heart disease, bronchitis and lung cancer have all been linked. I believe smoking should be banned as it is a liability to not only humans but the earth as

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