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

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also

encourages

smokers

to quit. The primary reason why making it illegal to

smoke

in public makes sense is

preventing

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people

from having to breathe in second-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 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

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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

socialise 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

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to quit would feel more a part of the social gatherings 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

.