Smoking not only harms the smoker, but also those who are nearby. Therefore, smoking should be banned in public places. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

In modern times, the issue of smoking in

public

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place

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places

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has become highly controversial. There are those who say that smoking in public areas should be banned,

however

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others believe that it should not. In

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I will examine both sides of the argument and provide my overall opinion. Generally speaking, there are two main reasons why

people

believe that government should forbid smoking in places,

such

as

hospital

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hospitals

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,

restaurant

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restaurants

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, and train stations. Perhaps the main reason why

people

are in

favor

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of

this

idea is

because

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cigarette

smoke

is carcinogenic for the

people

who breathe it. A good illustration of

this

is that

people

who

smoke

and

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smokers can develop serious

illness

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such

as lung cancer. A

further

point in

favor

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of banning smoking in

public

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a public

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place

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places

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is that the

smoke

from

cigarette

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cigarettes

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smells terrible. If you stand

next

to someone who is smoking, your clothes will smell like tobacco

smoke

for the rest of the day. Despite these arguments, there is

also

a case for the idea that smoking in public places should be allowed. The main reason why

people

think that

this

is a good idea is

because

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it could negatively affect some businesses,

such

as bars,

nightclub

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nightclubs

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and

restaurant

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restaurants

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.

As a result

, many

people

could lose

jobs

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.

Secondly

, the government could lose a lot of tax revenue from cigarettes.

This

is because

less

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people

would buy cigarettes and so pay less tax on them. In conclusion, it must be said that smoking in public areas has become a complex issue with no easy solutions. Despite arguments to the contrary, very strongly feel that we should ban smoking in all public places. If the government implements

this

policy, we will have a healthier and cleaner society.