There is no doubt that smoking has been a topic of debate for many years already. And in a country where freedom of choice is a basic right, you can’t expect all
smokers
to quit the habit no matter how many
people
are against it.
However
, parties against smoking argue that
smokers
should not be affecting other
people
with the harmful effects of cigarettes through secondhand
smoke
and believe smoking must be banned in public
places
. I will argue the prods and cons of
this
in the following essay.
To begin
with, The
smoke
of cigarettes includes enormous chemical substances that may harm a multitude of organs in the human body. Second-hand
smoke
which is inhaled in public areas would enter the lungs and transfer to many organs in the body. A clear example is Nitrous derivatives
such
as nitrous peroxide which are transferred to body vasculature and the cardiovascular system that causes lung cancer and myocardial infarction.
Therefore
, smoking in unrestricted
places
will predispose others to specific ailments which is the most imperative reason to ban smoking in public.
In addition
, Smoking, whether in public or private, is looked down upon by a lot of
people
. A lot of individuals believe that if
smokers
are allowed to light up in public, they can negatively affect younger
people
to
also
take up the habit.
On the other hand
, It allows businesses to not lose paying customers. Restaurants, cafes, bars, and other commercial establishments know that a big chunk of their client base includes
people
who
smoke
. Smoking is already banned in most indoor facilities so businesses are in danger of losing a large portion of their customers. But by allowing
people
to
smoke
in public
places
outside the establishment,
smokers
can still visit the place because they won’t feel ‘restricted’ by not being able to
smoke
.
This
means businesses won’t have to lose their paying smoking clients.
Next,
It provides venues for socializing. It is normal for a smoker to experience being approached by a stranger who asks for a cigarette or a light. These encounters have allowed some
people
to meet new friends. Of course,
smokers
can meet new
people
even when they’re not smoking, but meeting a fellow smoker in a common ‘comfort zone’ could make it easier for them since they already know they have something in common. And it is less likely they will be judged by that person for their ‘nasty’ habit. For office workers who
smoke
, taking a
smoke
break at a nearby public place allows them to leave their desks and stretch their legs for a bit and socialize with their colleagues as well.
In conclusion,
it is clear that
it should be made illegal to
smoke
in public
places
.
This
would improve the health of thousands of
people
, and
that is
most definitely a positive development.