Name: Thang Minh Le

Student ID: 14055996

Class: 6M
Topic: Smoking should be banned in public places. Do you agree or disagree??
Smoking is one of the major problems around the world. Many people who work
under pressure think that smoking is a useful way to relieve stress after hard working
hours, but the others are concerned about the bad impacts of cigarettes on health. In
some countries, some politicians proposed a motion to forbid smoking in public places.
Cigarette makers are strongly critical to the above motion, because it puts their own
interest under a big threat. If Governments completely forbid smoking in public places,
many workers who work in the industry will lose their jobs. However, the other parts of
society highly appreciate this idea, for it is an effective solution to reduce the dangers of
cigarette. This essay argues that smoking should be prohibited in public places.
First of all, it is clear that smoking in public places may leave the unexpected
consequences for society. It is not good for children who always see the images of
adults smoking in crowded places. Childrens ability to realize the potentially dangerous
outcomes of using cigarette is very limited. The curiosity of boys and girls encourage
them in trying novel things, so they have tendency to act the same as people around
them. Moreover, some teenagers consider smoking as an action to mark their transition
into adulthood and maturity

As a consequence, when the smoking habit has formed

since we were child, it really hard to quit it. If the bad thing is repeated from generation
to generation, humankind will face up with a disaster about health.
Secondly, many people are well aware of the bad effects that smoking brings to
their health, but fewer have a right evaluation of the harm that smoking is to
environment. After using a cigarette in the public places, throwing a cigarette on the
ground is one of common habits of smokers. However this is a bad habit, the cigarette
butts leave the harmful effects for the environment. The cigarette butts need a lot of
time to disintegrate. As reported by McLaren (2005) Traditional butts are made of
synthetic polymer cellulose acetate and never degrade, only breaking apart after
roughly 12 years. The land is polluted by the cigarette butts, because the cigarette
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butts are not biodegradable. In addition, the irresponsible smokers in the developing
countries still throw the cigarette butts into rivers and lakes that are harmful for the lives
of aquatic creatures. McLaren (2005) also argued that cigarette butts took an hour of
contact with water to leach chemicals such as cadmium, arsenic and lead into marine
enviroment. As a consequence, people and the other creatures use polluted water
supplies that cause dangerous diseases to deprive people of life. If the smoking ban in
public takes effect, the cigarette butts are no longer a big problem and everyone will
enjoy a cleaner and healthier environment.
Finally, smoking in public put our health in danger. Instead of enjoying a fresh
and clean air, non-smokers inhale toxic air that is created by smoke in the public places
where many people always smoke. Studies demonstrated that secondhand smoke may
lead to ear infections, respiratory symptoms, respiratory infections and infant death
syndrome (SIDS) in children. In addition, many adults catch lung cancer and heart
disease because of secondhand smoke. Studies demonstrated that cigarette smoke
contained 4,000 compounds which are adverse for health and cause cancer. As
reported by the Center for Disease Control (CDC), nonsmokers who breathe
secondhand smoke can get hazardous effects on cardiovascular system that can raise
the risk for heart attack. Furthermore, CDC also proved that nonsmokers who get close
secondhand smoke at home or work intensified their lung cancer risk up to 2030%.
This means that by getting close to smokers, ordinary people may die by cancer that is
caused by second hand smoke. It is unfair for non- smokers who suffer bad outcome of
health, because they inhale toxic air.
It is clear that smoking should be disallowed in public places, because of leading
to unexpected outcome for society, having harmful impact on the enviroment and
creating a danger for peoples health. By offering a prohibition against smoking in
crowded places means that the Government takes action against the danger of tobacco
for peoples health. They are concerned about the cigarette related diseases. In
addition, the ban encourages smokers to reduce and give up tobacco completely and
discourages non- smokers in following the smokers steps. The ruling of Government
brings much benefit to community and improves the quality life.

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Bibliography
1. Christian Nordqvist (2014) Why is smoking bad for you?
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/10566.php
2. McLaren, W. (2005) Cigarette Butts: One Huge Problem, Two Solutions.
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/10/cigarette_butts.php
3. Secondhand Smoke (2009) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/secondhand_smoke/gene
ral_facts/index.htm

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Reference
1. Christian Nordqvist (2014) Why is smoking bad for you? Available at:
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/10566.php (Accessed: 17 October
2014)
2. McLaren, W. (2005) Cigarette Butts: One Huge Problem, Two Solutions.
Available at : http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/10/cigarette_butts.php
(Accessed: 7 December , 2009)
3. Secondhand Smoke (2009) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Available at:
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/secondhand_smoke/gene
ral_facts/index.htm (Accessed: 5 December , 2009)

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