time now many people have different views about smoking inpublic places. Smokers feel it is their right to smoke where and when theywant. On the other hand non-smokers feel smokers violate their rights and endanger there life. Smoking causes heart disease‚ lung cancer and otherserious illnesses. Cigarette smoking is the number one cause of lungcancer. A substantial number of lung cancers that occur in non-smokers canbe attributed to involuntary smoking. There are some parts in the UnitedStates where
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Stephen. "Most Americans Believe Smoking Should Be Banned in Public Places." Opposing Viewpoints: Tobacco and Smoking. Ed. Susan C. Hunnicutt. Detroit: Greenhaven Press‚ 2009. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. Houston Community College. 3 Apr. 2013 In the following viewpoint‚ Stephen Kaufman‚ who is a staff writer for the Washington File‚ published by the U.S. Department of State‚ states that the American public has changed its attitude regarding to smoking (Kaufman 1). Kaufman supports
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increasing number of smoking-related deaths. Recent reports reveal that approximately 4.9 million deaths worldwide can be attributed to smoking. This number is expected to rise to a notable 10 million deaths by 2030‚ if strong policies on tobacco control are not implemented worldwide. Tobacco -smoking is currently considered the second major cause of death. Deaths caused by smoking alone are not the only ones causing concern. Based on statistics from the late 1990’s‚ more than 3‚000 of smoking-related U.S
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Persuasive Paper on Public Smoking Smoking is the number one preventable cause of death in the United States. The bad habit became common among most people. Public smoking has got to come to an end. Those who choose to smoke publicly do not have to pollute the air of non-smokers. Who likes walking down the street bypassing cigarette smoke? Public smoking needs to be prohibited. There are several reasons public smoking should be banned. Second hand smoke is very dangerous in a huge effort to
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About Smoking: Smoking is a hard habit to break because tobacco contains nicotine‚ which is highly addictive. Like heroin or other addictive drugs‚ the body and mind quickly become so used to the nicotine in cigarettes that a person needs to have it just to feel normal. People start smoking for a variety of different reasons. Some think it looks cool. Others start because their family members or friends smoke. Statistics show that about 9 out of 10 tobacco users’ start before they’re 18 years
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Smoking in the Workplace: The Unhealthy Consequence Crystal Hicks COMM/112 July 27‚ 2011 Kathleen Neff University of Phoenix Smoking in the Workplace Despite what smoking can do to oneself and others‚ some people are always going to take that risk. Smoking in the workplace has always been an issue. If an individual is a smoker and has tried to stop‚ you know that it is not easy. I am a smoker who wants to quit‚ but just cannot seem to kick the habit. The most addictive part of smoking
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Should cigarette smoking be prohibited? Argue that the cigarettes smoking should be illegal or argue that the cigarettes smoking should continue at present? Cigarette smoking ban is becoming a controversial social issue. Some people support the opinion of the smoking ban‚ but others do not. In my opinion‚ cigarette smoking is an expensive habit and it should be prohibited. Although smokers claim that it helps them to relax and release stress‚ the negative aspects of the habit outweigh the positive
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Why Smoking Should be Banned Undoubtedly‚ there will always be subjects of controversy. One example is whether smoking should be banned or not. Some people completely object to the idea of smoking and think that it should be banned. They believe that the negatives of smoking far outweigh the positives. On the other end of the continuum are the people who think that smoking is an individual’s choice that should not be restricted or banned in any way. Those people who wish to keep smoking legal
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Smoking and public health Every day‚ one is confronted with smoking and its consequences. On the outside of cigarette packets you can read warnings about the risks of smoking. Constantly there are more and more bans against smoking in cafes‚ school etc. It is especially important to inform the younger generation about the danger and the addiction to smoking. Prohibitions and warnings are the best way in order to reduce the number of smokers. The more information about smoking and its harmful effects
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Smoking cigarettes and chewing tobacco has become a very popular trend among many Americans and individuals throughout our society. Tobacco‚ however‚ dates back many centuries‚ since the early 1600’s. In fact‚ tobacco was believed to have been the cure for all illnesses. Tobacco was used in those times strictly for medicinal purposes only. Overall tobacco has been proven not as a medicinal remedy‚ but as an addicting and extremely harmful stimulant. As stated in a book by Darryl S. Inaba‚ " Tobacco
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