Smoking not only harms the smoker, but also those who are nearby. Therefore, smoking should be banned in public places. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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The habit of smoking presents a lot of questions regarding how healthy is for the people that are near
somkers
a person who smokes tobacco
smokers
in a public place.
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, many insist that smoking in public areas should be prohibited. It is agreed that smoking can cause a lot of health problems, but a total ban would not work as
efficient
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efficiently
as it is thought.
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,
this
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essay will explain why smoking is impossible to avoid for many people in public places, and
secondly
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, it will state the
consequeces
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
consequences
of a total
perscription
a decree that prohibits something
proscription
of
this
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activity in public places. Even though smoking might seem like a habit for
recreation
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recreational
purposes only, that can be regulated, it is the opposite most of the times.
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, as any other substance that people can be addicted to, tobacco influences the person on having another
cigarrete
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
cigarette
, and it is almost impossible to know at what moment the body feels that need.
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, the majority of smokers try to avoid
smooking
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
smoking
at work, university or school, and wait until they get to public areas, so there is no real argument for them to only smoke in their homes.
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, a total prohibition of
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habits
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habit
at
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in
public places like train or bus stations could be managed by placing smokers-only places, a bit apart of the most
trasited
(of persons) worthy of trust or confidence
trusted
places in the area.
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is because people who have smoking problems
also
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have the
necesity
the condition of being essential or indispensable
necessity
to use public spaces as any other citizen.
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, a survey made by the University of Heilbronn in 2017 revealed that 75% of smokers asked were less stressed when the train stations of daily use presents a "smokers-only" area. In conclusion, not letting people who smoke do
this
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activity on public only reaches the people that do not do
this
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habit to protect them,
instead
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of
also
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looking at the way it affects
inhabitats
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in habitats
with
this
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sort of addiction.
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