Some countries today have passed laws against smoking tobacco in public buildings such as offices and restaurants. Other countries have no intentions of doing this. Consider the possible arguments on both sides of this debate and reach your conclusion on which side you favour.

Laws prohibiting the deliberate inhalation of

tobacco

in public spaces have been passed by some nations, while some other nations have no plan of doing the same. In as much as, both sides have solid arguments to back their stance, I am of the opinion that there are more merits than demerits and

this

essay will explore both sides of the argument while concluding on which side I favour.

To begin

with, the prohibition of

tobacco

smoking in public spaces tends to reduce the rate of

second

-hand

smoking which

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smoking, which

has been shown to be hazardous to the human lungs and is among the leading causes of lung cancer. When smokers are prevented from smoking in

work places

a place where work is done

workplaces

or eateries, the non-smokers that frequent those places are spared from

the the

definite article

the

heinous effects of

tobacco

.

Furthermore

, smokers who are trying to quit smoking are inadvertently forced to do so, as they are mandated by law not to smoke in certain places.

Hence

, they are able to face fewer temptations throughout the

day especially

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day, especially

in public places and in so doing are able to go through their resolve to quit smoking.

Conversely

, nations that have failed to pass laws prohibiting

tobacco

smoking in public

spaces consider

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spaces, consider

the economic benefits of

tobacco

and how these laws may affect it negatively. They argue that the consumption of

tobacco

tends to fall when smokers are being mandated to stop smoking in public spaces which affects the overall sales of

tobacco

.

In addition

, they

also

claim that the number of workers experiencing withdrawal symptoms during working hours

also

increases which

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increases, which

translates to a decrease in office productivity. They claim that workers may face low concentration, anxiety which are symptoms of withdrawal from smoking

tobacco

and

this

in turn tends to drastically reduce their performance at work. In conclusion, the prohibition of smoking

tobacco

in public spaces

such

as

work places

a place where work is done

workplaces

and eateries have benefits which I

beleive

accept as true; take to be true

believe

outweigh the drawbacks.