Americans Should Not Be Allowed In Public Places

Tobacco use is still very frequent, especially in low-income areas. Not only is it detrimental for the smokers themselves in terms of health, but also it harms those around them. Some health issues that occur are “lung cancer, heart disease, and colon cancer” (Haskins). For low income areas, smoking is one of the most leading causes of death, but it is a preventable cause. In order to help smokers to quit smoking, Haskin states that one suggestion is to raise the prices of tobacco and cigarettes, and another suggestion, especially for nonsmokers, is to have designated areas for smokers only and to have cities label certain public areas such as parks and common areas to be smoke-free zones. Because tobacco is addictive, receiving and seeking

It is argued that the establishment of smoking and no-smoking areas is sufficient to overcome the problem of second-hand smoke. However, this is ultimately not the case. Imagine there are indeed separated smoking and non-smoking areas. The smoker and non-smoker are together and have to decide where to go. If accommodating smoking is the norm, the smoker can go away, opt for the non-smoking area or for the smoking area.

Over the years, there has been much debate about the ethical concerns of second-hand smoke. Inhaling second hand smoke is an unavoidable consequence of being in the vicinity of smokers, exposing non-smokers to the same harmful chemicals as those who voluntarily engaged in it. While acknowledging the selfish nature of second hand smoking, governments in various countries like Singapore have put in place smoke-free laws that restricts smokers from smoking in certain public places ("Smoking prohibition," 2013). However, there are many outdoor areas, which the government cannot possibly ban as well, signalling that the ethical concerns of the smoke released from smoking cannot be eliminated.

Smoking is an activity in the society that has become a serious topic as it causes health problems to both smokers and passive smokers due to the inhalation of tobacco. Consequently, the most visible alternative for the legislators and other institutions in various countries is the banning of smoking in public. Smoking is not only a social habit that does harm non-smokers but it also takes away their freedom from being forced to inhale the contents of the cigarettes. Nowadays, many developed countries around the world enacted laws and established rules against smoking in public areas as a consequence of effecting "second smokers" especially children and babies. Banning should be considered the possible solution to this problem.

In 1997 about 20% of non-smokers were likely to end up with lung cancer. According to USA today, “the number of people that were hospitalized for strokes fell from 16% while the hospitalization for respiratory disease fell 24%” they believe that the more demanding the law the more impact it will have (Szabo, 2012). Being around a smoker can endanger an innocent bystander’s health. Even kids are at risk when it comes to developing asthma. Statistics have proven that a non-smoker is susceptible to second hand smoke that can lead to lung cancer as well. This means, there is the possibility of non-smokers being affected even if it means being in contact for less than thirty minutes. It affects the blood flow as well as the blood vessels and of course the heart. Although we cannot immediately keep smokers off the street (not that I want to), we can still work to have the act banned from public places to insure the health of others as well as smokers. Banning smoking on hospital grounds should definitely happen. Hospitals are supposed to be a healthy ground, not a toxic place where one may go and get sick just by standing outside around a smoker. The hospital is a place for curing so anything that can harm a patient should not be allowed in or around the facility. Smoking should be done on the smoker’s time when they are alone. According to

Smoking has become a health hazard to the world today, and there is no better way to settle the problem other than executing illegal smoking. Smoking causes approximately 40% more pollution than diesel car exhaust and is the leading cause of pollution due to its fine particulate matter. Former Professor in medicine, Anthony Rebuck states, “There is a triple threat[danger]… to human health… and it is due to people smoking.” Even though society

The idea of tobacco shifting the way people socialize because of the diverse preference of smokers and non smoking is evident. Public health is the work and devotion of the public. There is an outstanding amount of evidence that smoking has been the leading cause of death in those who smoke and those who are the victim of second hand smoke. Smoking has become a public health issue because of the dangerous effects posed by smokers for non smoking bystanders. If smoking can kill over 400,000 people every year what are the chances that this booming industry can also take the lives of almost a half a million subjected to second hand smoke in the future. The article examines the uphill battle of nicotine in America verses public health. Examples presented in the articles states the concern of those who are not smokers and the public health’s right to protect the public. Such examples are fetuses, babies, women, and men in public settings breathing in the toxic fumes of cigarettes that may ultimately lead to death. The campaign article (2002) states the compelling debate that nonsmokers have as much right to clean air as smokers have

One of the major reasons for death and preventable diseases is tobacco use. Just in the United States of America, smoking has found to be the cause of “over 40,000 deaths due to heart disease and over 200,000 episodes of childhood asthma per year” (Naiman et al 1). Some of these cases could be specifically linked to secondhand smoke, “defined as an involuntary exposure to a combination of diluted cigarette side stream smoke and the exhaled smoke from smokers” (Naiman et al 1). Greenwald found that “by 2015, 36 states and 4,177 municipalities in the USA had enacted law that restricted where smoking was allowed” (101). Smoking in public places should not be allowed because

People are educated that smoking is not harming smoker’s health only, but also people who are around smokers. The Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has a research stating that 18 of every hundred adults in the U.S. currently smoke cigarettes, causing more than 480,000 deaths every year (“Current Cigarette Smoking”). There are health issues that occur with smokers and passive smokers. The Clean Indoor Air Act was amended in Washington State on November 8, 2005 in order to protect residents’ health, prohibiting “smoking within 25 feet of entrances, exits, windows that open, and ventilation intakes that serve enclosed areas where smoking is prohibited” (“Smoking in Public Places Law”). People are not allowed to smoke inside of buildings according to this law, but people are still getting harmed. When they walk on sidewalks and in public space, they are exposed to smoke. And these situation are also exist in South Seattle College. Therefore, South Seattle College should ban smoking in all forms on its campus for people’s health at school, for campus environment and also the cost related involved in health care and purchasing.

“Smoking has become so nearly universal among men, the few nonsmokers are practically ignored and their rights trampled upon” (John Harvey Kellogg, Hirschfelder 146) An occurrence that happens daily for many people is choking on a cloud of smoke, tasting and smelling its acidic tobacco as it swirls through their lungs. Smoking in public has been an issue that has plagued America for many decades, so commonplace by this point that it has become part of everyday life for millions of people. Secondhand smoke, also known as sidestream smoke or environmental tobacco smoke, contains many chemical contaminants and is potentially deadly to all who inhale it. Yet, it has often times failed to be regarded by lawmakers as a considerable threat to the

Clean air laws have been passed to diminish the injurious effects of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) on non‐smokers by limiting or prohibition of smoking in designated public areas (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1986; Environmental Protection Agency, 1992). Clean air laws help in reducing exposure to second‐hand smoke, and they also reduce smoking rates. Limitations on smoking may reduce smoking by decreasing occasions to smoke and by modifying behavior changes towards smoking (Department of Health and Human Services, 2000). Smoking may be regulated at worksites, restaurants and other public places, such as grocery stores, shopping malls and public transit. Clean air laws in the US are usually applied at the state or local level. Many states, and local governments have implemented smoke free laws which protect the public specially children from secondhand smoke exposure at workplaces and indoor public spaces. These smoke free policies also help smokers quit and discourage adolescents from becoming smokers.

Smoking is known to be one of the most dangerous medicine and can come with some seriously negative to one’s lungs. Research studies have shown that second- hand smoking can be equally as bad. According to the 1964 Surgeon General’s Report, “2.5 million adults who were nonsmokers died because they breathed secondhand smoke” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). To those who own restaurants, oversee public places, and others in charge of entertainment venues, pay special attention to the content in this paper. Smoking should be banned inside public restaurants and businesses as well as outside public parks and other places. It is important that people understand the damaging negative effects of smoking in public. My opponents might argue that smoking is only inhaled by the smoker himself, rather than others around him or her. However, as said before, second hand smoking is just as dangerous to the smoker and the people around. People need to understand that smoking can trigger others’ asthma and cause them to have an attack. Some argue that if businesses had signs outside their building saying that the venue is a smoking environment, than this would dismiss the asthma problem. However, even if businesses did display signs outside the buildings, this may drive customers away, resulting in failure of the businesses. Second hand smoking is dangerous, banning smoking in public places will reduce litter from

Walking in cities like Portland can be enjoyable and fun. It is entertaining to explore a city by walking through its streets, and appreciating the view of the high towers while enjoying the gentle breezes traveling between those buildings. However, getting hit by a smoke fog is a mood killer and can be toxic. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services stated that, "Cigarette smoking causes about one of every five deaths in the United States each year, More than 480,000 deaths annually" (2014). Smoking in public is a noticeable problem that Portland undoubtedly suffers from every day. People get affected by this issue, especially when it is harmful to humans from seniors to children; even unborn babies can face high risks from it. Avoiding smoke, inhaling and exhaling a good quality air is not a choice anymore. Many people say smoking should be banned, but the idea of banning it is far from reality considering how it can be addictive, but the smokers' smoke and the pedestrians' lungs could be isolated from contacting each other for sure. Countless simple solutions can help solve the problem. The government has the authority to take actions to reduce or eliminate this issue entirely by issuing laws. Signing smokers to special anti-smoking programs can discourage them from smoking. Placing smoking booths on the streets like the ones in airports could be useful, effective and would not be an alien idea for such an urban, modern city.

People will argue banning smoking is impossible. People may have a lot of pressures and stress because of personal and economic problems. The reason people choose smoke because it can make them feel relax and refill energy while going through a hard time like busy work. In addition, people who smoke also create jobs and bring a huge profit to the government. They provide funds which are used for building hospitals, schools, and other public buildings. Despite this reason, it is just an excuse for the smoker. Smoking people claim that it helps release stress, but they forget about the negative aspects and resource of smoking outweigh the positive. Smoking is a big health hazard consequence for people who smoke and who don’t smoke. We all know that smokers have the right to choose what to do with their own health but if it affects to other people then it is not a personal problem anymore. Is smoking now will be a personal issue or social issue? Let see what Sue say about this.

One of the founding principles of our country is that all people have the right to choose how he or she wants to live their life and treat their own body. However, any activity that causes harm to others, even if incidental, is neither warranted or justifiable. Some smokers tend to be indifferent to the repercussions they cause for other people by smoking in public. However, According to Outcomes Researcher Specialist, Paul H. Brodish, victims of passive smoking are just as susceptible to the many maladies linked to cigarette smoking, such as lung cancer, pneumonia, and bronchitis, as the person smoking. Furthermore, exposure to inhaled smoke, whether as the primary smoker or secondhand, also increases the risk of developing other health problems, such as stroke, coronary heart disease, various types of cancer including cervix, kidney, and colon cancer, as well as respiratory diseases (1).