Clean and healthy environment in one that is free from smoking. There is a need to adopt a law to burn tobacco smoking in any public areas. This will prohibit smoking in areas where it exposes the public to smokers’ risk. Smoking is found to cause respiratory diseases like tuberculosis to both active and passive smokers. It has been researched and realized that passive smokers are profoundly affected by the inhalation of the cigar particles. This is possible due to air borne type of transmit ion and low concentration of the particles providing a greater area for its chemical reaction. Burning of public smoking will also help the smokers to quit.
Research indicates that smokers subjected to smoke free areas are prone to quitting. The young easily are easily influenced by the senior on what they do. Air pollution can be reduced if smoking is banned. Although the culprits do no support this notion, it impacts leadingly to the environment and healthy life thereby giving is considerable importance. Banning of smoking in work places has immensely improved the health conditions of the general public. The idea has revealed both environmental and health benefits to passive smokers. Research reveals low hospital admissions due to banning of public smoking in some countries. The respiration infection common in countries that allow smoking in public places was minimal. The main reason for banning smoking in workplaces is to protect the workers of an organization. This will result into long term will affect the smoking cycle or pattern of the employee. A friendly environment for work and economic development is attained with the burning of smoking in workplaces.
The journal by Zoss highlights on the need to burn smoking in public places and indoor worksites as supported by South Dakota. The main reason for using this journal is to find the significance of banning smoking in indoor places. The idea of having specific restaurants that allow smoking adopts the policy of burning smoking in public places by having precise smoking zones. The research also reveals the high possibility of smokers’ quitting when subjected to smoke free zones.
An article by Luton that focuses on Jamaican governments reveals a plan to ban smoking. The doctor in charge of the health ministry indicated to the parliament the need to ban smoking in work places, government buildings, health, recreational, educational facilities and public transportation. The reason was to reduce the increasing number of children who start smoking at an early stage. This will create a healthy environment. The doctor revealed that tobacco is the only product that kills its loyal clients. This was negatively responded to by the company project manager.
Media play a pivotal role in educating the public on the effects of smoking. A clip on you tube posted by 7news centers reveals the need to ban smoking outside Victoria hotel and restaurant. It highlights the highlights by the anti-tobacco campaigners as a reason for urgent action to banning smoking in the area. The clip gives views from professionals with the understanding that the hotel accommodates a large number of people with inclusions of kids. The clip reveals the concern of doctors about the number of people with respiratory diseases that are difficult to cure.
One you tube clip by liberty highlights the view of a professor who notes the high rise of smoking bans in America. The clip indicates the emergence of conflict from smokers and non-smokers with each side believing they have right. It depicts the importance of placing laws that allow for smoking in bars and restaurants alone to create privacy and protect the public from its consequences.
An article in the internet focuses on issues related to public smoking laws and regulations. It explains the effect of tobacco to the environment through its contamination. 600,000 people are approximated to die as a result of causes related to effect of environment by tobacco smoke. This extend of affect may not be known by the public and its severe impact on passive smokers. “This is according to a report by the institute of Medicine” (carpenter 35). Many studies focus on personal and public effects rather than environmental effects.
Banning smoking in work places and public places have reduced the exposure and environmental risks related to tobacco smoke. “The work force is also referred to as second hand smokers” (Allwright 81). This decline to tobacco exposure has vastly improved the health system in areas that previously were exposed. In some countries, there is proof that details the reduction of hospital admissions in respect to tobacco banning. Changes in cultural behavior and beliefs usually are progressive and slow in pace. A tilting point when reached results to the urge for change becomes irresistible.
There are a number of health benefits that have resulted from banning of smoking in public places. According to a research that was publicized on a popular newspaper, hospital admissions for heart attack related complications and coronary complications reduced by 17 percent. “This is mainly on nonsmokers and passive smokers during the year that Scotland banned smoking in public and social places” (Jeremy). Further study revealed 67 percent for second hand smokers in the whole decline of heart related illnesses on hospital admissions.
Banning of smoking in public places and work places is beneficial to the heart. It helps in reducing heart attack related issues. Tobacco free environment helps in deterrence of emphysema and lung cancer. This condition grows gradually and results to heart attack. Cardiac benefits are experienced to grow when the ban is extended. “Various research has made a projection by implying that nationwide ban on smoking in public can deter almost 154,000 cases that are related to heart attack” (David 22). These are relevant projections because of their findings these reveal that secondhand exposure to tobacco is equally dangerous.
Prohibition of smoking public places and homes as illustrated in the article relates to the adults. “This prohibition results to pervasiveness. Smoking affects all parties in the society” (Wakefield 34). By banning smoking, homes and develop with considerable behaviors and health. This prevents influence by teenagers to the habit and result to sick population. Tobacco is linked to 4000 chemicals that are harmful to the body. 50 of the chemicals are linked to cancer causing hormones. Therefore, smoking behaviors largely affects both the passive and active smokers and requires banning to secure every affected part of the society.
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