Discussion On Should Smoking Be Allowed In Public Places? (Essay Sample)

Should smoking be allowed at parks and other outdoor public venues?
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There are people who believe that smoking should be allowed in the parks as well as other outdoor places since they think it is their choice to make whether to smoke or not and where. The major reason why I believe that smoking in parks and public venues should be banned is that it kills you, your family and even your pets. In addition, smoking in public places is unhealthy and sets a bad precedence for the future generations. It is even worse for those people with other diseases such as asthma when a person smokes in public since it makes it even worse.
Smoking kills not just the one who smokes but also the family members and pets. Smoking is one of the major causes of cancer which is a terminal disease (Watson and Qadri, 2017). Smoking releases hazardous chemicals into the air which may be inhaled by other people and pose a health risk to other members of the public.
Smoking in public also sets a bad example for the teenagers who may also indulge in the bad habit practiced by the elders. Nevertheless, smokers usually throw the remaining parts of the cigarettes on the ground which may cause a fire or litter the public places (Thomson., Martin, Gifford, and Parata, 2016). Adult smokers set a bad precedence to the teenagers which increase the risk of teens adopting this unhealthy lifestyle.
Smoking in parks and public venues is even worse for the sick people. The asthmatic patients may develop further complications when near somebody who smokes (Keane, 2016). This irritates the airways and makes them to swell and become narrow. Therefore, we should not allow a behavior which is detrimental to other people.
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