Essay on Banning Cigarettes

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    tobacco has been around for a long time. “The history of cigarettes, dates back to early 4000 BC in South America.” (Chicago Tribune). Smoking and or chewing took place in many types of rituals and still do today. It wasn’t until Columbus in 1492 brought tobacco leaves to Europe from the Native Americans. From here it spread over Europe and the Europeans brought it to America along with their settlements. From the 1930s to 1950s cigarettes were advertised as physician tested and approved. For example

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    50’s, smoking a cigarette was seen as one of the best things you could do. Nowadays, it’s seen as one of the worst. It’s been proven time and time again that cigarettes are unhealthy, and they should be banned. Though some still think smoking is acceptable, it’s very harmful to your well-being. Cigarettes should be banned because of the multitude of health problems they cause, including lung cancer, and because they can be extremely addictive. One reason cigarettes are so destructive

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    bans on smoking cigarettes in public areas has become a huge controversy in America as bans on smoking have become more strict nationwide. In an editorial featured in the New York Times by Sue Ogrocki titled They’re Coming For Your Cigarettes. But That’s O.K., Ogrocki argues why bans on smoking cigarettes in one’s own home is necessary and beneficial for everyone else. Her editorial is in support for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, whom is pushing to ban cigarette smoking in an estimated

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    What are the costs to society when people smoke? These are all questions that can easily be taken care of by banning cigarette smoking. It is really a disgusting sight to see a woman with a cigarette hanging out of her mouth. It is equally bad to see children with smoking cigarettes. B. Cigarette smoking should be banned, not only in restaurants but everywhere. When someone smokes cigarettes it affects the entire population, causes people to die prematurely, and creates a significant financial problem

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    obvious to them. By banning it refers to limiting the right of freedom. Its banning refers to only limitation of the knowledge of specific brands, not tobacco. If it was referred to only one’s health then the whole tobacco consumption should be banned. They insisted that advertisements only assist adults about the right choice or brands; it plays no role in profit of company. They further claimed that advertisement of tobacco is only for those who had already smoked their cigarette, not for encouraging

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    attempting to assume a sense of responsibility, it seems almost impossible to find a solution that can encompass all perspectives. Pro-banning arguments Many feel that the Indian government should be allowed to intervene, especially when dealing with a public health situation. This attitude is one of the main reasons many people are for banning commercializing cigarettes in modern media. With the statistics of millions of people worldwide dying, many want to see the continued marketing of this hazardous

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    simply because people are allowed to smoke in public. Numerous individuals are addicted to smoking cigarettes and do not have any consideration for those around them when they make the decision to smoke. People that smoke cigarettes have made their choice to subject themselves to the many health risks that smoking can have on their body. However, many individuals have made the choice not to smoke cigarettes because they do not want to subject themselves to many of the health risks that smoking can have

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    Smoking kills. Smoking can cause cancer and other bad diseases. Also, companies have made cigarettes in different flavors which are worse than regular cigarettes. People who smoke can be addicted. If you try to stop smoking cold turkey, it will give you headaches and stomachaches. I wanted to research this topic because I have some really close friends and they have family that smoke. Their great-grandpa died from smoking. Also, I noticed a lot of people are dying because they made the bad decision

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    Cigarettes Kill. "Tobacco accounted for over 4.023 million deaths in 1998"1. There is a relation between cigarettes and long term health effects or smoking related illnesses. The case in India had the government engaged in a dialogue and democratic debate on if they wanted to create an advertising ban on cigarettes. They wanted to prevent undue influence on their youth to take up smoking and in so doing save their lives or possible future health care expenditures. To help support their

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    tobacco, and worst-of-all, cigarettes. These dangerous filler chemicals not only make tobacco products extremely addictive,

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