Smoking in public places like restaurants and bars should be banned. Second-hand smoking is even worse, just as second-hand smoking is. People who smoke in these places often do so without even knowing it. They may not feel like they are harming others nearby, but the effect of smoking on others nearby definitely is selfish. Therefore, ban smoking in public places.
How many times have we heard or read about people who have died from lung cancer, throat cancer, emphysema, or other pulmonary diseases? Not all of them were smokers, most of them were non-smokers. The truth is, some of those who died were smokers. How many times have you heard of a person who died from cancer because of smoking? Probably many times.
How many times have you or a friend or family member heard or read about someone who died from smoking? How many times have you met people at the store or bar who had bought cigarettes and then decided to go home and sit on the couch and smoke until the sun comes up? Or how many times have you been on a vacation and met a person on a bus or train who was smoking and talking on the phone or smoking behind you as you walked by? Those people clearly were smoking more than they thought they were.
Smoking is bad for health. But not just bad for your health, it’s bad for other people’s health. Smoking leads to lung cancer, heart disease and other serious health problems. It can cause you to cough up phlegm, cause gum problems and tooth decay.
Smoking in public areas such as restaurants should be banned. Restaurants are usually a hangout for smokers. It is a place where people can talk, socialize and eat. There should be a strong message put across that smoking is not appropriate here.
Public places such as bistros, theatres, waiting rooms at airports and hotels should not be smoking areas. You should not be expected to be able to put your cigarette down for just any amount of time. Many hotels have recently started to adopt this policy. So you should take the opportunity to go to one of these places. Free Canada smoking cessation events are also a great way to meet people with like interest in quitting.
The interesting thing about second hand smoke is that you feel comfortable knowing that others do not have problems with it. It has this strange effect on some people that they even begin to like the smell. You do not have to deal with the dangers that smoking can cause. There is also no real harm in others.
There is still a long way to go when it comes to fighting smoking. It is hard to make smokers understand the damage that they are doing to themselves and to those around them. We can start by giving free Canada gift certificates to people who choose to quit smoking. There is no reason why there cannot be an end to this scourge. It is better to be safe than sorry.
Public places such as theatres, buses, schools and other areas should be totally free from smoking by their employees and customers. This way you can reduce the number of sick days that your employees take because of smoking related illnesses. By making the smokers pay for this prevention measure you can also show them that their actions are not rewarded. That may well nudge them in the direction of becoming non-smokers.
Smoking in vehicles on the roads should also be banned. This would help reduce the number of traffic accidents related to smoking by a large percentage. Banning smoking in public places should also be included in the various pieces of free Canada legislation that deal with tobacco products. Making these smoking cessation policies part of our national legislation will be a wise decision indeed.
Second hand smoke is known to cause cancer. Thousands of Canadians die from cancer every year due to exposure to second hand smoke. Cancer is not an isolated problem; it is now known to be a leading cause of death in many countries around the world. None smokers should be allowed to stay within the smoking area if they want to continue smoking. Even second-hand smoke can cause a host of respiratory problems including lung cancer and emphysema.
There are a number of ways that the government and different municipalities have tried to prevent this silent killer. In some cases they have banned smoking in vehicles, schools, libraries and bars. Yet if the non-smokers do not behave, none of these measures will have any effect. The only solution to the problem of secondhand smoke is to persuade all of the smokers to quit. Only then will we ever see an end to the problem of non-smokers bringing in more smokers. So the time has come for governments to enact laws that will ban smoking in all of these public places.