Some people say that the best way to discourage smoking is to make smoking illegal in public places. Other people say that this is not enough and other measures are needed. Discuss both these views and give your opinion.
Making smoking illegal has been recognised as the best way to discourage
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their counterparts argue that other measures should be implemented as well. In my opinion, I do not agree with the notion that making smoking illegal is the best solution as raising Linking Words
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prices
are effective as well.
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government
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in a private space, they will have to pay a fine which may adversely affect their quality of life as they have less money to spend on daily living. Use synonyms
Moreover
, smokers can be punished to do community service. A community order requires offenders to perform a number of tasks for the community, Linking Words
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as tendering the public gardens, cleaning the streets and removing graffiti, which can foster a sense of responsibility.
Despite the legal requirement for smoking in public areas, raising Linking Words
people
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government
can put non-commercial advertisements about the harmful effect of smoking on television. The audio-visual information which is easy to comprehend can attract smokers' attention. After knowing the downside of smoking, Use synonyms
people
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smoke
less. Another way to discourage smokers from smoking is that the Use synonyms
government
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they have to cut the spending on clothing, food and transport so as to get the same amount of cigarettes as before which may have a negative impact on the well-being of Linking Words
people
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