In many countries, smoking is now illegal in public places. Many people believe that such a ban is justified. Do you agree or disagree?

Smoking has been banned in public places like parks, hospitals, public transport and restaurants in many nations.

This

essay agrees with

this

initiative because it reduces the harmful effects of passive smoking and

also

encourages smokers to quit. The primary reason why making it illegal to

smoke

in public makes sense is preventing people from having to breathe in

second

-

handsmoke

Suggestion

hand smoke

. Passive smoking can lead to many smoking-related diseases

such

as lung cancer, heart disease and stroke, and is something that non-smokers cannot

avoid in the presence

Suggestion

avoid the presence

of a smoker. The British Medical Association found that non-smokers who were regularly exposed to tobacco

smoke

were 4 times more likely to develop lung cancer, than those who did not have to breathe in

second

-hand

smoke

. The

second

main reason is that

this

ban helps those addicted to cigarettes quit their habit. When smokers and non-smokers socialize together, the smokers are often ostracised from the group because they have to leave the company of everyone else if they want to light up.

As a result

, smokers who decided to quit would feel more a part of the social

gatherings

Suggestion

gathering

they attend, and

this

should encourage people who

smoke

to give it up.

This

has proven particularly effective in Ireland, the

first

country to introduce a nationwide ban, where people have to leave a bar or restaurant and

smoke

outside. In conclusion, making it against the law to

smoke

around strangers should be encouraged because it prevents innocent people from dying of passive smoking and reduces the number of smokers.