Why Smoking in Public Places Should Be Banned.
"One person’s freedom ends where another person’s freedom begins." (Zechariah Chafee 's publication). Freedom is one quality that identifies America, and most people think that freedom implies doing whatever they desire or they please. As this quote says, I think that our freedom has boundaries and we must know where our freedom ends. It has been proven that smoking in public places can be very harmful not only to the smokers, but also to the nonsmokers. Here is where we find the issue, when it comes to smoking in public areas, and one’s freedom. What I mean is that if I smoke in a public place I make the people around passive smokers. By doing this I force them to do something that they do not want. We all have the liberty to do what we like as long as our actions don’t affect others.
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services “Secondhand smoke causes numerous health problems in infants and children, including severe asthma attacks, respiratory infections, ear infections, and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Some of the health conditions caused by secondhand smoke in adults include heart disease and lung cancer”. (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General). This should make us aware about the risks that smoking in public places has towards the nonsmokers. Smokers should understand the smoking hazards are not only for them, but for the nonsmokers as well. Being able to smoke should be banned in public areas because secondhand smoke hurts babies and children; it contributes to the development of heart disease, and lung cancer in nonsmokers.
History of the Issue
In the beginning tobacco was used by American Indians in many different ways, such as in religious and medicinal practices. It was believed that tobacco had healing properties and it was used to treat lesions, and as pain killer. During colonialism that belief made tobacco popular
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services “Secondhand smoke causes numerous health problems in infants and children, including severe asthma attacks, respiratory infections, ear infections, and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Some of the health conditions caused by secondhand smoke in adults include heart disease and lung cancer”. (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General). This should make us aware about the risks that smoking in public places has towards the nonsmokers. Smokers should understand the smoking hazards are not only for them, but for the nonsmokers as well. Being able to smoke should be banned in public areas because secondhand smoke hurts babies and children; it contributes to the development of heart disease, and lung cancer in nonsmokers.
History of the Issue
In the beginning tobacco was used by American Indians in many different ways, such as in religious and medicinal practices. It was believed that tobacco had healing properties and it was used to treat lesions, and as pain killer. During colonialism that belief made tobacco popular
Cited: 1. Zechariah Chafee 's publication Directly quoted: "One person’s freedom ends where another person’s freedom begins." 2. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General 3. 1604: the King James I of England in his “Counterblaste to Tobacco” Goldsmid 1884:32). 4. Rich White “Previous Smoking Bans” 5. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General: Secondhand Smoke: What It Means To You.