Effects of Smoking Ban Laws

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Introduction

Smoking bans are policies, which include occupational safety, regulations regarding health, and criminal laws, which prohibit tobacco smoking in public areas and in work places. The rationale behind these laws is to prevent non-smokers from the effects of second-hand smoke that may among other things result in lung cancer, heart diseases, emphysema and many other diseases. Smoking ban laws make smoking indoors in many countries worldwide illegal, with scientific evidence clearly showing that tobacco smoking is as harmful to the non-smokers as it is to the smokers in a smoker’s environment.

In this paper, the writer focuses on the legal, economic, political, as well as the social implications of these smoking bans on the United States economy. Just like any other actions, the smoking bans have both negative and positive impacts in the United States, and this paper delves into the economic, environmental, as well as the health impacts of smoking bans. The environmental and health benefits gained from smoking bans largely surpass the negative economical and social impacts brought about by smoking bans in the US.

Why Smoking Ban
The United States government has brought up several reasons for imposing smoking bans in certain public spots. Scientific research using accurate mathematical techniques with real life measurements has proven that the concentration of second hand smoke emanating from cigarettes in majority outdoor areas is equally as high or even high than some indoor locations (Torr 16). This puts the public at great risk, as it is unwillingly exposed to secondhand smoke from cigarettes. California for instance, has declared outdoor cigarette smoking as a toxic air pollutant.

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...is book also talks about the life expectancy rates for smokers and non-smokers.

Torr, J.D. Smoking. San Diego, California: Greenhaven Press, 2010. Print.

The author discusses the gravity of smokers and non-smokers among teenagers and adults. Government intervention is also mentioned in a bid to reduce smoking and the role of the tobacco manufacturing industry is also highlighted.

Works Cited

Bearman, Kathryn M. Neckerman, Peter S, and Leslie Wright. After Tobacco: What would happen if Americans stopped smoking? New York: Columbia Univ. Press, 2012. Print.

Hudsson, David L. Smoking Ban. New York: Chelsea Hse Publ., 2009. Print.

Ojedda, Auriana. Smoking. San Diego, California: Greenhaven Press, 2009. Print.

Sanders, Pete, & Steve Myers. Smoking. Mankato, Minnesota: Stargazer, 2011. Print.

Torr, J.D. Smoking. San Diego, California: Greenhaven Press, 2010. Print.

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