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
people
from smoking for some people
, while
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 people
's awareness and increasing cigarette
prices
are effective as well.
If the government
force people
not to smoke
in public places, otherwise
they will be punished, and the public might choose to smoke
less than before. The government
can impose penalties on people
who smoke
in the public including restaurants, hospitals, cinemas and on the
Safeway. Correct article usage
apply
For example
, if people
don't smoke
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. Moreover
, smokers can be punished to do community service. A community order requires offenders to perform a number of tasks for the community, such
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 people
's awareness has a beneficial impact on discouraging smoking. The 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, people
might choose to smoke
less. Another way to discourage smokers from smoking is that the government
to increase cigarette
prices
. By increasing the prices
, people
have to spend more on purchasing cigarettes which means that they need to spend less elsewhere
. For example
, one pack of cigarette
's price goes up from $30 to $60. Then
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 people
.
In conclusion, although
strict laws can discourage people
from smoking, I do not agree that this
is the best way. I believe that raising people
's awareness and driving up cigarette
prices
can be recognised as effective as strict laws.Submitted by linxinger46 on
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