The Review of the Need for Banning Smoking in Public Places

Smoking is a practice of inhaling burnt substance which is absorbed into the bloodstream. The commonly used substance in smoking is the dried leaves of tobacco, which are rolled into paper to form a round cylinder called ‘cigarette.’ People who practice smoking primarily do it for purposes of route administration or as recreational use of drug. Smoking in public places is a matter of contention; it has elicited issues pertaining to effect to non-smokers and the general effect to the environment. Research has generated that secondhand smoke has the same impact as the one that is done by the primary smoker. The following review is a discussion on the need to prohibit smoking in public places considering its effects on the user and the surrounding environment.

The various rationales put forward in the move for promoting smoking ban is in matters of decreasing risk of fire in places with explosive hazards, its effect in areas where cleanliness is vital such as pharmaceuticals and food, reducing the ventilation needs in public spaces, decreased use of energy, giving healthier and fresher environments to people and more so giving smokers a leeway to quit.

Smoking bans have been considered to be effective in a number of ways from its influence in business, its effects upon tobacco consumption, its effect on compliance, and its effect upon health. Smoking bans have led to promotion of economic and health growth. According to Koh, smoking bans on public places have led to a reduced danger of people getting coronary heart disease and heart attacks associated with smoking. The legislation pertaining to smoking bans include bans on public transit vehicles, restaurants, and workplaces. Smoking ban has had a great impact also on the development of lung cancer as it encourages quitting smoking and, as such, a promotion to healthy living. Thus with such consideration, it is essential that smoking in public places be banned.

Smoking ban has had a great impact on tobacco consumption. Workplaces without smoking means reduced smoking rates among workers, and thus, that means reduced spending on smoking, meaning more income is spent on other items much essential other than smoking. The impact of tobacco ban on businesses has been quite positive. Rendering to Yang et al., tobacco smoking has boosted the customer level in bars and restaurants as more people come in without being bothered of the effect of smokers.

Public smoking bans have promoted the reduced influence of smoking to the children. With this in consideration, the amount of people exposed or being subjected to smoking is lesser meaning, reduced cases of ill health and addiction to smoking has been reduced drastically. As such, it I essential for smoking in public spaces to be banned.

Smoking ban in public spaces leads to a reduced spending of time smoking, as such, the people who are engaged in smoking engage in other activities. Thomson et al. contend that the ban on smoking promotes people initially engaged in smoking to explore in other activities that would keep them distracted from smoking like exercising as such this promotes the overall effect of people in the society. As such, it is essential for the ban to be effected for such positive outcomes.

Conclusion

With consideration of the impacts of the ban on health of people, children, the economy, and the environment, it is thus imperative that the legislation pertaining to ban on smoking in public places be effected as the results from the ban do bear fruits of positivity. Even though the tobacco industry may be affected by the ban effect in terms of record drop in sales, much of the legislative policies and laws on public prohibition on smoking are entrenched promoting the greater good.