Smoking In Canada

Why Smoking Should be Banned

Undoubtedly, there will always be subjects of controversy. One example is whether smoking should be banned or not. Some people completely object to the idea of smoking and think that it should be banned. They believe that the negatives of smoking far outweigh the positives. On the other end of the continuum are the people who think that smoking is an individual’s choice that should not be restricted or banned in any way. Those people who wish to keep smoking legal argue that banning it is infringing on Canadians freedom of choice. Smoking has both negatives and benefits but it should be banned from Canada as the negatives of smoking are far greater than the benefits. Smoking should be banned because of its
It impacts anyone surrounding them. Breathing in second-hand smoke can affect a person the same way it would if that person smoked, though sometime the effects are worse. Some people that have never touched a cigarette in their life die from a smoke related cause. In Canada, second-hand smoke kills over 1,000 people who do not smoke and in the world it takes the lives of 600,000 people annually. This is a high price to pay. Passive smoking or second-hand smoking is also commonly associated with lung cancer in adults and asthma in children. It can increase the risk of breast cancer, nasal sinus cavity cancer, lung cancer… the list goes on. The effect that second-hand smoke has on people is horrendous but the result it has on children is even more. Children exposed to second hand smoke can suffer from asthma attacks, respiratory diseases, infections, colds, bronchitis and more. Smoking causes harm to more people than just the smokers. It is an atrocity that some people have to pay the high price of poor health so that other citizens are able to continue their smoking addiction. Thus, smoking should be banned from
A child, whose mother smoked half a pack a day while pregnant with him, is 3 times more likely to have a mucus blocked airway and suffer from apnea episodes. These children are also 25% more likely to have a learning disability. Women who smoke while pregnant run the risk of exposing their child to SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome), infections, colds, asthma, bronchitis, impaired lung functions and much more. In Canada there are 180-270 children that die annually from SIDS due to exposure to smoke. Babies and children are defenseless to the environment their parents put them in. By allowing parents, especially expectant mothers, to smoke we are condoning the abuse of the little miracles God gave us. For the sake of the defenseless, smoking should be banned in