ILLEFFECTS OF SMOKING AND ITS BAN IN PUBLIC PLACES
... This topic of this presentation is about smoking ban in Public places. ... so there is a sufficient number… before I present the case for smoking ban in public places. ... I want to talk about the ill effects of smoking in general Effects of smoking Smoking has more than 50 ways of making life a misery through illness and more than 20 ways of killing you. Passive smoking There is abundant evidence that breathing in other peoples tobacco smoke carries serious health risks, especially for children or those who are chronically exposed. Recent estimates suggest that each year several hundred people in the UK die from lung cancer caused by passive smoking (second hand smoke). In June 2002 the International Agency for Research on Cancer analysed all the significant published evidence relating to tobacco smoking and cancer – covering data from 12 European countries. The panel of experts – which included eminent Cancer Research UK researchers Sir Richard Doll and Professor Richard Peto – identified passive smoking as a cause of lung cancer and concluded that second hand smoke is carcinogenic to humans. ... There is also strong evidence that passive smoking is an important and avoidable cause of heart disease, and it significantly increases the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, respiratory illnesses such as asthma, and middle ear disease. Some of the immediate effects of passive smoking include eye irritation, headache, cough, sore throat, dizziness and nausea. Adults with asthma and other respiratory conditions can experience a significant decline in lung function when exposed, while new cases of asthma may be induced in children whose parents smoke(5) Government Initiatives A leading medical journal today called for an outright ban on smoking and cigarettes, a demand described as "health fascism" by smokers groups. ... It warned that passive smoking not only killed, but also made it harder for smokers to quit. ... The Lancet suggested that an aggressive taxation policy was not enough to put people off smoking, arguing that price was not the main factor in whether or not they should give up the habit. ... "Cigarette smoking is a dangerous addiction. We should be doing a great deal more to prevent this disease and to help its victims. We call on Tony Blairs government to ban tobacco." Bans on smoking in public places had already been introduced in parts of the US and Canada, Thailand, and southern Australia, the Lancet said.