Most of the firms, organizations, and companies, as well as governments, impose restrictions to
smoke
in workplaces and public amenities. It has become fashionable in the
world
today to blame smoking.
However
,
although
I feel that smoking can be harmful, I don’t think it should be forbidden completely. I would
also
argue that
people
should have the right whether or not they should
smoke
.
Allow me to present the three positive sides of smoking.
Firstly
, smoking certainly helps many
people
to relax. For some, it even improves concentration. If someone is upset owing to debt or they have an exam, like to
smoke
to reduce the pressure or tension. Most
people
like to
smoke
when they are relaxing with friends.
Secondly
, governments throughout the
world
make huge profits from taxes on cigarettes. The income obtained through taxes provides funds that are used for building schools, hospitals,s and public places
such
as parks, gardens, sports grounds, and footpaths.
Thirdly
, the tobacco industry
also
employs tens of thousands of
people
all over the
world
, particularly in poorer countries
such
as Zimbabwe or the Philippines. Without cigarettes, these
people
would have no jobs.
Despite these positive effects, there are lots of negative effects to smoking too.
Initially
, smoking has been proven to be very dangerous for health. As one cigarette contains more than 4000 chemical substances,
therefore
, it causes many dangerous diseases
such
as heart attacks, asthma, bronchitis, or lung cancer. According to a recent report in Britain close to 3,500
people
are killed each year in road accidents and 120,000 are killed by smoking.
Furthermore
, smoking costs governments millions of dollars because of the large number of
people
who need treatment in hospitals for smoking-related problems.
Moreover
, passive smoking is
also
a major concern today. Recent research shows that non-smokers can suffer from health problems if they spend long periods of time among
people
who do
smoke
. In the UK children whose parents are
smoke
are three times as likely to start smoking themselves.
In short, I think the
world
would be a better place without cigarettes.
However
, the decision of whether
smoke
or not to
smoke
should be for each individual to make. I suggest that
people
should not
smoke
in a room or a place where there are nonsmokers,
however
, they should be free to
smoke
elsewhere.