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Public Smoking

Janelle Kondos
Mr. Murry
Eng. 112-05D
February 6, 2007
Public Smoking
Why should the United States ban public smoking nationwide? Public smoking has frequently been debated for the past couple of years throughout state and national legislatives. Some 126 million nonsmokers are exposed to secondhand smoke, or "involuntary smoking," that puts people at increased risk of death from lung cancer, heart disease and other illnesses. Not only the United States wants to ban smoking in public places; other countries have already banned smoking. If the government does ban smoking in all public places, I think the number of smokers would drop drastically in the United States. If this decrease does happen, it would enhance Americans' health, finances, and ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬much more.much more what?
All parents always say that they will do anything to protect their child from harm, but yet they still smoke around them.not all parents smoke. Slightly more than one in five children is exposed to secondhand smoke at home. Those children have an increased possibility of receiving SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome), lung infections such as pneumonia, ear infections, and more severe asthma. Babies whose mothers smoke are twice as likely to die of SIDS. The child's risk of developing respiratory problems such as asthma, cough, and lung infections is increased by 60% in children if both parents smoke.cite where you got the stats



Some of the other countries that want to ban smoking are doing so not just in restaurants, but also in cafes, dance clubs, planes, bars, and possibly work places. Other countries such as England, France, Ireland, Scotland, and Germany wish to ban smoking. Australia and New Zealand already have smoking bans in restaurants, bars, and workplaces. In Canada, 11 out of the 13 provinces banned smoking in public places and some workplaces. As of July 1, 2006, 17 states and 461 towns, cities, and counties had passed what are...