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Smoking
Non-smokers choose not to smoke for a number of reasons. The death of a relative or watching a relative go through smoking-related illness like lung cancer is a powerful motivator to stay away from cigarettes. Being put off by the smell or simply having no interest in smoking is another reason why some people never start smoking to begin with. A desire to be healthy, or a health scare might cause some former smokers to quit. However, because the social norms are changing regarding the image of smokers, many people are now non-smokers because it's the socially acceptable thing to do. Whereas smoking was once considered cool, now non-smoking is considered cool in some social circles. Pressure from friends and family members deters people from smoking. Not being able to smoke in bars and restaurants in most public places will also discourage people from smoking. Finally, some smokers do cut down and possibly quit because of the increasing price of cigarettes in many locations.
Smokers and non-smokers are not different animals. We are all human beings who make some stupid choices in our lives. Some non-smokers have other bad habits like a poor diet whereas some smokers might eat well. Many non-smokers get addicted to other substances like alcohol or drugs. Smokers and non-smokers both occasionally use drugs like caffeine and therefore just because someone doesn't smoke doesn't mean they are totally pure. Both smokers and non-smokers want to enjoy life and even though smokers know their habit is not healthy, both smokers and non-smokers want to avoid getting sick. Many if not most smokers believe that smoking-related diseases happen to other people; and therefore they feel invincible. Ironically some smokers remain disease-free whereas some non-smokers get lung cancer. Regarding the law, both smokers and non-smokers value personal freedoms in general and many non-smokers do not support strict anti-smoking laws. Anti-smoking laws are sometimes bad for local businesses like bars, which have a high number of clientele who smoke.
One of the reasons that non-smokers tend to exclude smokers from their social circles is the fact that they feel that their friends directly harm them as a result of second-hand smoking. Many smokers are confident in their abilities to quit whenever they want to and actually emphasize this concept when they are faced with the dangers associated with smoking. Smokers also tend to marginalize non-smokers because smoking is an
The New York case though does not come near this because clearly the means initiated by the government are just and proper. The end or overall utility is not only to prevent non-smokers from the ill effects of second hand smoke but lessen the smoking of smokers. Overall, the end result sees a healthier population and between the rights of the smokers and their health and well-being, the goodness
Smoking History of Smoking It is seen that people have continued through out our development without smoking. But it is also evident that people have been engaged in smoking since the earliest times of Roman Empire. This was not tobacco, however, Cyprus grass instead, coltsfoot, and lavender. They engaged in smoking more for healing causes than just entertaining. The sailors those accompanied Columbus on his adventures to the 'New World' were considered
Smoking Cessation -- Outline Addictive Behavior Smoking vs. illegal drugs Desire to return to smoking The business of smoking cessation Dangers and the Surgeon General's warning Smoking Cessation Programs Pills Patches Nicotine Gum "Cold Turkey' Hypnosis Support Groups Smoking Education Tobacco Companies Parents Smoking Cessation Smoking cigarettes has been found to be even more addictive than using many illegal drugs. Because of this, those that choose to quit smoking often struggle with it, and many of them return to smoking, even after quitting for a long period
Refutation of Counterargument: James Repace, is a former senior science policy analyst who worked at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) for 19 years and as a research physicist at the Naval Research Laboratory for 11 years. According to Repace, OSHA first proposed regulating secondhand smoke as a workplace hazard after determining that it caused as many as 14,000 worker deaths annually, far surpassing any other toxic
Health Smoking and the Health Care System Smoking causes ischemic heart disease, cancer, stroke, and chronic lower respiratory diseases which are the leading causes of death and disability among adults. Smoking-attributed diseased are an economic burden due not only to health care expenses, but also productivity losses related to disability or early death. ~California Department of Health, 2010 Smoking is a major health hazard, and since nonsmokers are healthier than smokers, it seems only