Making smoking illegal is the best way to protect people from the harmful effects of tobacco. To what extent do you agree or disagree? What other measures do you think might be effective?

Some people argue that the best way to protect them from the harmful effects of tobacco is by making smoking illegal. In my point of view, it will attract a wave of protest from

smokers

because they argue that smoking is not the main problem that causes diseases in the human body. Some

smokers

will protest when a smoking activity becomes illegal. In

this

case, it happens because society in

this

present day becomes more addicted and thinks they are not getting any diseases by smoking and are not harmful to others. Not only from

smokers

, but protests may

also

come from cigarette companies because it will give a more negative impact on the economy field.

For example

, by making smoking an illegal activity, it will close manufacturing, increase unemployment, and indirectly can reduce the income of a country provided by cigarette manufacturers. As we know that country

such

as Indonesia has more income from that business and if the law is implemented it can make the Indonesian economy collapse. If the government want to reduce the negative effects, it is better that the authority increase the tax on a cigarette. by implementing

this

law, only a particular population will buy that product and

then

slowly change their way of life because they will think twice if they want to be active

smokers

. In

this

case, it will reduce access for youngsters to become active

smokers

because most of them do not have jobs and enough money.

For instance

, Singapura is one of some countries that success to reduce the number of

smokers

by adding more taxes on tobacco-based products.

As a result

, many Singaporean are healthier and live longer than people who live in other countries that have unstrict rules about smoking. In conclusion, Making smoking illegal is not the only way that the government have to do because it will affect other fields

such

as the economy. If the aim is to reduce the risk given by smoking, the government should try to reduce the number of smoking by increasing the tax on that product.