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

Smoking not only leads to

health

problems for the smoker, but

also

for people close by,

hence

smoking should not be allowed in public places.

Although

there are arguments on both sides, I agree that a

ban

is the most appropriate course of action.

To begin

with, opponents of

such

a

ban

argue against it for several reasons.

Firstly

, they say that passive smokers make the choice to breathe in other people’s smoke by going to places where it is allowed. If they would prefer not to smoke passively,

then

they do not need to visit places where smoking is permitted.

For instance

, a young adult would be affected by smoking fumes only when he visits a club house or is found around active smokers.

Secondly

, they believe a

ban

would possibly drive many bars and pubs out of business as smokers would not go there anymore. To illustrate, a survey amongst bars revealed that an active campaign against smoking led to the closure of most pubs

were

In or at or to what place

where

smoking is allowed because, the rate of patronage declined.

However

, there are more convincing arguments in favour of a

ban

.

First

and foremost, it has been proven that tobacco consists of carcinogenic compounds which cause serious harm to a person’s

health

, not only the smoker. Anyone around them can develop cancers of the lungs, mouth and throat, and other sites in the

body

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body, therefore

therefore

, It is simply not fair to impose

this

upon another person.

For example

, it was recorded in a

health

journal that passive smokers are at a greater risk of developing respiratory ailments,

thus

public smoking should be discouraged. In conclusion, it is clear that it should be made illegal to smoke in public places.

This

would improve the

health

of several people

,

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,

which is definitely a positive development.