Smoke-Free Laws are Saving Lives
Article Summary: Smoke-Free Laws Are Saving Lives:
By: The D
Article Source: Time Magazine
Due: 10-30-13
Author of Article: Laura Blue This article is about how laws that ban indoor smoking or smoking in public places are decreasing cases of second hand smoking and possibly saving lives. It explains how putting these laws in place can decrease the risk of heart disease in some people. It states that now every work place even bars ban smoking. It shows in a study where they banned smoking in restaurants for 18 months after they had allowed it for 18 months and saw a per-capita drop of 33% or 1/3. It does show the other side that these laws restrict the freedom of smokers in response that restrictions are needed to protect the rights of non-smokers to remain tobacco This subject affects your physical aspect of the health triangle and may cause fatalities. Secondhand smoke is classified as a “known human carcinogen” (cancer-causing agent) by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the US National Toxicology Program, and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a branch of the World Health Organization. Tobacco smoke contains more than 7,000 chemical compounds. More than 250 of these chemicals are known to be harmful, and at least 69 are known to cause cancer. SHS has been linked to lung cancer. There is also some evidence suggesting it may be linked with childhood leukemia and cancers of the larynx (voice box), pharynx (throat), brain, bladder, rectum, stomach, and breast. This is a serious problem and has to be stooped.
I’m on the same side with many of this article’s points because it proves a good point that those who do not make the mistake of smoking tobacco should not be still exposed to it because of other peoples decisions. Tobacco is harmful to the user and the people who are around him while he is smoking due to secondhand smoke. Secondhand smoking can affect anyone and do to that if pregnant women are around a person who
By: The D
Article Source: Time Magazine
Due: 10-30-13
Author of Article: Laura Blue This article is about how laws that ban indoor smoking or smoking in public places are decreasing cases of second hand smoking and possibly saving lives. It explains how putting these laws in place can decrease the risk of heart disease in some people. It states that now every work place even bars ban smoking. It shows in a study where they banned smoking in restaurants for 18 months after they had allowed it for 18 months and saw a per-capita drop of 33% or 1/3. It does show the other side that these laws restrict the freedom of smokers in response that restrictions are needed to protect the rights of non-smokers to remain tobacco This subject affects your physical aspect of the health triangle and may cause fatalities. Secondhand smoke is classified as a “known human carcinogen” (cancer-causing agent) by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the US National Toxicology Program, and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a branch of the World Health Organization. Tobacco smoke contains more than 7,000 chemical compounds. More than 250 of these chemicals are known to be harmful, and at least 69 are known to cause cancer. SHS has been linked to lung cancer. There is also some evidence suggesting it may be linked with childhood leukemia and cancers of the larynx (voice box), pharynx (throat), brain, bladder, rectum, stomach, and breast. This is a serious problem and has to be stooped.
I’m on the same side with many of this article’s points because it proves a good point that those who do not make the mistake of smoking tobacco should not be still exposed to it because of other peoples decisions. Tobacco is harmful to the user and the people who are around him while he is smoking due to secondhand smoke. Secondhand smoking can affect anyone and do to that if pregnant women are around a person who