Prohibition of Smoking in Restaurants.
Since we were little children in school, we have been taught of the harmful affects of smoking. Even those who do smoke know the affects, but they still choose to smoke regardless of the outcome. Innocent bystanders often suffer from those smoking. Airplanes and restaurants usually allow smoking, but what about non-smokers who must suffer from passive smoking? Smokers have a choice if they want to smoke; however, non-smokers do not have a choice if they want to breath cigarette smoke. Restaurants should prohibit smoking because of disturbance, secondhand smoke, and no loss of revenue.
Having someone smoke while dining can be annoying and disturbing. Inhaling cigarette smoke not only smells bad, but also is harmful to one's health. According to Lois Biener, research member at Center for Survey Research at University of Massachusetts at Boston:.
Most of the time, those who would avoided smoky places said they did so because they didn't like the lingering smell of smoke in their clothes and hair. The second most cited reason was out of concern for their health, and the places they said they usually avoided were restaurants and bars. (U.S. Newswire).
Those with asthma experience greater stress on their lungs; coughing may increase and lungs may become withered. Young children are extremely sensitive to secondhand smoke and have more asthma attacks (Smoke-free).
Secondhand smoke is hazardous to one's health. "480,000 deaths annually are smoking related, with 53,000 deaths attributed to secondhand smoking. This makes .
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secondhand smoking the third leading preventable cause of death after active-smoking and alcohol consumption" (Gerson). Secondhand smoke is a deadly illness that can be prevented. Mainstream smoke is the smoke inhaled and then breathed out; while, sidestream smoke is smoke coming from the cigarette between puffs (Smoke-free).
