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Smoking in Public Places:Should we allow it? By:Jennifer

When you're walking outside, have you ever had to hold your nose when you pass that tiny gust of white smoke? Suffering that long journey until you cruised passed it? I know you think about the smell of it, but have you ever thought of what it is? Has the smell of smoke ever bothered you? For me it has, especially in public joints around the area that I live in. Have you ever assumed that the smoke which emits from the cigarette could be dreadful for you? I think you should start contemplating about it.

I appraise that smoking should not be allowed in public places. Although, some people might not agree with me. They could ask me, shouldn't smokers be allowed to smoke wherever they want to? It's a free country. What harm does it give us when they smoke?

However, when smokers do that, it creates secondhand smoke. Secondhand smoke is hazardous to your health. It can cause a number of issues. "In 2005 a study showed that for the non-smokers, their cardiovascular system is sensitive to tobacco toxins when exposed." Did you know that there are well-over 5,000 chemicals in tobacco smoke that are toxic? Also, the non-smokers who are exposed to tobacco toxins have a 30% more chance of getting coronary heart disease than the people who don't smoke and are not come to face with the toxins.

In addition, secondhand smoke comes with a number of health hazards. Secondhand smoke can interrupt your health ranging from asthma to cancer. Likewise, secondhand smoke can cause coronary heart disease. Just like I had said before, there are well-over 5,000 chemicals in tobacco smoke that are toxic. Those toxins can really disturb your health by just breathing the air in. Some of the toxins that are in tobacco smoke are benzene, lead, nickel, sewer gas, and a truck load of more.

Furthermore, when smoking, you can revert people around you to get diseases or illness. For the male child, the toxins can construct middle ear disease, upper respiratory illness, SIDS, and lower respiratory illness. All of these diseases additionally apply to the female child. For the adult male, it can result in, nasal irritation, lung cancer, and heart disease. For the adult female, she can get nasal irritation, lung cancer, heart disease, and lower birth weights for babies. Can you believe that?

Smoking can not only affect everyone around it. Secondhand smoke can kill. Here are some ideas of what we can do to help it. The number of clean mandates in cities and states jumped from 30 a year to about 150 a year. With more clean mandates, we can save more lives. "Children's exposure to secondhand smoke is responsible for lower respiratory tract infections ranging from 150,000 a year to 300,000 a year." These lower respiratory tract infections upshot in 7,500 to 15,000 hospitalizations each year. Studies show that secondhand smoke obliterates 3,000 people a year.

All in all, I have supported my thesis. I strongly believe that smoking should not be allowed in public hang outs. If my position is not taken seriously, then this phenomenon could turn the other route. In my statements, I specifically said that 3,000 people annihilate from exposure to secondhand smoke. Moreover, if my statements drive-on, we can save more people each year instead of losing them. So, what do you say? Should smoking be allowed in public places?

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