Smoking In Public Places

Hebah Basahel

Smoking in Public Places

      Smoking is very dangerous for human health because every year millions of people are dying because of smoking. In the 21^st  century, one of the most controversial issues between people is smoking. People have argued about whether to prevent or allow smoking in public places because people who do not smoke want to inhale a fresh air, but the smokers want to satisfy their own habits at anytime they want to smoke. The effect of smoke is dangerous on smokers, non-smokers, and children because it brings many diseases. The influences and disadvantages of smoke will be prevalent in public places more than special places for smokers because of the different amount of people in public and special places. Although some people say that smoking should be allowed in public places, the government should prohibit smoking in public places because of influence on children, second hand smoke effects, and health problems on the smoker.

       The first major reason of prohibit smoking in public places is influence on children. Children like to know about everything, and if they see many people smoke in public places, they will start to think about it. . Another disadvantage on children is getting sick easily. For instance, when children inhale the smoke of cigarettes, it causes difficulty with breathing because of blocked sinuses. Lastly, smoke affects the mood of children. For example, children want to feel comfortable when they play in public places, but when they smell many smoke, their mood is changing to uncomfortable.

      The second major reason of prohibit smoking in public places is second hand smoke effects. First of all, although second hand smokers do not smoke, they lose money to cure themselves from the diseases that are caused by smokers. For example, when second hand smokers inhale smoke of cigarettes, they get some diseases, such as cough and asthma. These diseases make second hand smokers go to the doctors to get treatment of these diseases. Secondly, the second hand smokers breathe polluted air. For instance, many of my friends are smokers. When I sit with them, I breathe polluted air by them. Lastly, many of second hand smokers do not like the smell of smoke because the smell of smoke is strong and everlasting in their clothing.

      The last major reason of prohibit smoking in public places is health problems on the smoker. The most common disease caused by smoking is cancer. Many people died by cancer every year. and smoking is one of the major causes for cancer. People call smoking is silent killer because the cigarette has special element which is nicotine. This element makes people addicted to smoking and it brings some dangerous diseases that lead people to die, such as heart diseases and inflammation of the lungs. Finally, smokers waste their money and time to buy and smoke cigarettes. Sometimes smoker prefer to buy cigarettes more than food.