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 in many countries has been increasing day by day, and most countries have imposed a strict ban on public places, like restaurants, hotels, cinemas, etc.

This

essay agrees with

this

initiative because it will reduce the effect of

second

-hand

smoke

as well as, enable

smokers

to quit cigarettes. The primary reason why smoking should be a ban in public places is that it will reduce the effects of

second

-hand

smoke

, which are usually near

smokers

. Passive smoking is the transfer of carbon

smoke

from the smoker to the

people

in the surrounding, who are non-

smokers

, which leads to absorptions o in their body, and causes different respiratory and cardiovascular diseases.

For example

, a survey by American Heart Association showed that passive

smokers

are four times higher prone to respiratory disease, as compared to

people

who are not around

smokers

at all.

This

shows that the more

people

smoke

in public, the higher non-

smokers

get affected. Another valid reason which justifies

this

action is that

this

will help

smokers

to quit smoking. It is believed that many

people

who

smoke

have to leave public gatherings

such

as restaurants, sessions, and meetings to go outside the premises and

smoke

, which leads to making them realize, that they are missing out on something because they have to light up. To illustrates

this

, in Ireland, there was a 15% reduction in

smokers

, when the public had to leave the venue to

smoke

.

This

shows that

people

do realize smoking is not always a priority and can be quit. In conclusion, it is extremely important to discourage smoking in public places, as it will affect the health of non-

smokers

, and

also

result in a decreasing number of

smokers

in the country.