Smoking or Non?

At the beginning I thought that is a great proposal which can help to reduce tobacco use and damage associated with smoking, and promotes healthy life style. Then I raise the question why authority bans smoking in public housing, but not in private apartment? Every attempt at prohibition and social control make the poor to suffer more and more. Banning smoking in public housing can limit poor’s life choices personal space and privacy. People living in the public houses have a right to enjoy their free time at their home. Also, elderly and disable public housing tenants who are addicted to smoking will have a difficult time of getting outside to smoke. Additionally for the most people smoking help to reduce stress and give some time out from

New Jersey has to continue the prohibition of smoking in public access restaurants, bars, parks, and clubs. Nonsmokers can consume second hand smoke which is dangerous. The risk of smoking in a building can result in a fire and lead to traumatic events. The smell of smoke can deter people from coming in. Smoking bans are very important to preserve intact, so we don’t have these risks to society and businesses. For a long time people have had different views about smoking in public places. Smokers feel it is their right to smoke where and when they want, and nonsmokers feel like their rights are getting violated.

Raising taxes on tobacco products and implementing smoking cessation legislations can minimize the prevalence of smoking up to 30 percent to 80 percent over a 50-year period (Ekpu & Brown 2015).In 2009, NBC news stated that Kansas, one of the states, considering banning smoking at enclosed areas showed that if they banned smoking in restaurants, the state was going to save 20 million dollars in healthcare costs (Associated Health, 2009). West Virginia state implemented smoke-free laws and had an increase of almost 1 percent in restaurant employment (“Smoke Free Laws do not Harm Business,” 2017). Restaurant workers were more comfortable coming in to work knowing they would be breathing in fresh air. Although in Tennessee, percentage of adults who smoked in 2011 increased from 23 percent to 24.3 percent in 2015 (Fletcher, 2016). This increment was not that significant considering the fact that it was over a period of just 4 years. The annual health care cost in Tennessee directly to smoking increased from $2.16 billion in 2004 to $2.67 billion in 2017(“The Toll of Tobacco in Tennessee”, n.d.).

Every day in America families’ gathers together to celebrate special events or the accomplishments of one of its members. Many times these special moments can be ruined or brought to an abrupt end due to others nearby smoking. Public spaces should be safe and accessible to all members of society to use without the inconvenience of someone else’s smoking ruining their outing or causing health issues to flare up such as, asthma. People do have the right to choose to smoke if they desire, but nonsmokers have the right to go out to public places with their family and not be exposed to harmful secondhand smoke. Studies have shown that secondhand smoke is just as harmful as smoking and leads to a higher occurrence of cancer and heart disease. Furthermore,

Smoking became a staple of Southern United States culture when it's environment proved perfect for growing and harvesting tobacco. With Kentucky and North Carolina “accounting for 71% of tobacco grown in the United States,” it is easy to see how the smoking culture is so deeply embedded and loved by southerners (“Economies”). Since the birth of this relationship in the late eighteenth century, a plethora of research has shown many negative side effects of smoking tobacco, such as: cancer, increased risk for respiratory disease and cardiovascular disease, and tooth decay (“Economies”). This, along with recent bans put in place by a growing number of cities that make it a crime to smoke in public places, has paved the way for a new

Nearly 3,000 nonsmoker die each year due to the outcome of having them considered as second hand smokers. An individual has the right of choice of being a smoker or not. Yet, nonsmokers’ rights are being violated when they’re in public and are literally forced to be “passive smokers”.

The proliferation of smoking bans means that, in many states, it is extremely difficult to find a place where it is legal to smoke in public. The smell of cigarette smoke also creates problems for people who live or work with non-smokers. And because cigarette smoking involves an open flame, there are safety concerns as

It's clear that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights, so smokers think they have the same right as non-smokers and shouldn't be targeted because of how they choose to live their lives and not being limited by where they decide to smoke. While all humans have the right to do whatever they want, they are not allowed to affect other's people health under the name of freedom. When it comes to nicotine the concept of choice is totally false. According to CDC more than 7000 chemicals are found in tobacco, about 70 chemical of them are known to be cancer causing substances. So non-smokers should have the right to breathe clean air and not being forced by other's unhealthy choices. It has been proven that second-hand

Therefore, in a free society, whether smoking harms others or not is irrelevant. The relevant issue is who owns the air? It is clear that if you own the air, it is your right to decide how it is used. If you do not want tobacco smoke in your air, that is your right that government should protect. By the same token, if I own the air, I have rights just as you do to decide how it is used. If I want to have tobacco smoke in my air, I have every right to do so and the

The nation endorses freedom of choice, which includes smoking. In America, freedom is everything; freedom is notorious a symbol for the nation. Therefore, this right can only be seen as something that cannot be taken away. “Quite simply, a just government does not have the authority to ban smoking on private property or to tell smokers to quit or to punish them if they do not” (In Defense of Smokers). The government does not poses the authority to impose their will upon a citizen; “Another reason to oppose the current campaign against smokers is because it violates the legitimate rights of smokers” (In Defense of Smokers). In addition to endorsing freedom, the nation should work to preserve it, because without upholding the rights that our

What is the benefit of being a non-smoker versus a smoker? People who do not smoke overall have better health on the inside and out. Smokers have higher risk for getting cancer, they have a higher chance of going bald or getting gray hair, they also have a greater risk of becoming ill due to blood clots or having additional stomach issues.

Social Issue: Limiting smoking in public places, such as public buildings, restaurants, or city parks

Business owners of catering industries and entertainment venues express their concerns that such a ban would unavoidably discourage smokers from patronizing and they claim they should be exempted from the ban. However, the argument they make is groundless. If there is a universal ban in all public places with no exception, there will be little effect on those businesses as long as smokers still have to dine out and still have to relax themselves in bars, karaokes or discos. It is simply ridiculous to assume that all smokers will stop going to these places! Moreover, the ban should be imposed on all public indoor places with no exceptions. Non-smokers are everywhere! Why should we ignore the non-smoker in any place? The health of non-smoker in all places should by no means be neglected.

Some people say smoking is not good for your health while others think it’s fine if you do smoke. People think smoking cigarettes can help with plenty of things such as feeling depressed, having trouble sleeping, feeling irritable, having trouble focusing, poverty, and many more reasons. In 1949, dentists would suggest smoking Viceroys over anything else because Viceroys filter the smoke. While, in 2014, you shouldn’t smoke because smoking can cost more than just money. The last advertisement gives facts on to why you shouldn’t smoke and that smoking affects everyone. While, looking at the three different advertisements, you can see that one favors smoking while the other two are against smoking.

6-7). Despite arguments against change, the state of Missouri should enact a law that bans smoking in restaurants throughout the state because this ban would not hurt, but quite possibly would help, restaurant owners financially, and it would help protect against the adverse effects secondhand smoke can have on the health of restaurant employees and customers.