Smoking is a habit that claims many lives and is a great drain on health services. One way to combat smoking would be to make it illegal. What are the pros and cons of such a government policy? What alternative strategies can you suggest to combat smoking?
There is no doubt about the enormous danger that smoking causes to human health and the chunk of resources it takes from the medical services. It is thought by some that
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One major benefit of making smoking an offence is that it would result in having a healthier citizenry. Smoking is considered by medical experts to be the leading cause of cancer of the lungs in people. Making it a crime would be a way of government protecting its people. Linking Words
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A potential drawback of criminalizing smoking is the level of resources that would be required to implement and convict offenders. Considering how addictive a habit like smoking is, it would take a lot of monitoring to ensure compliance. Linking Words
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policy would mean that companies that currently work in that industry would need to close down their factories or change completely their line of production. Linking Words
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the loss of revenue to authorities in the form of taxes.
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of making smoking illegal, other approaches may be considered. Linking Words
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, the state can sensitize the public about the potential health hazards caused by smoking. Another strategy would be to increase consumption taxes on tobacco products. Linking Words
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would make it more expensive and potentially deter those that cannot afford it.
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