Europe ban smoking in Public places

The fact that smoking has been a big part of the world is very dangerous. The government has allowed the cigarette company to have its way. They have not done anything to stop smoking in the world. I understand that the tobacco company pays a lot of taxes, and the government would lose a lot of money but this should not even be a choice.

I’ve learned that people smoke for different reasons. Some people smoke because they believe that smoking will take their stress away and are able to relax, some of them smoke because they want to lose weigh, and the biggest one is teens who smoke because they think it’s “cool.”

Knowing how threatening smoking is to our health we shouldn’t even consider doing it. I believe that sometimes people don’t care about it until they have to go to the doctor and learn that they have lung cancer. I don’t understand why we don’t take care of the problem before we are a part of it. I found out that when people start smoking they become addicted to it and they can’t control how much they smoke a day or can’t stop it when they want to. This is very hard for women because when they get pregnant and they have to stop smoking for those nine months it becomes very hard, and most of they don’t listen to the instruction that the doctor gave them, so they cheat and smoke sometimes when nobody is watching them. Smoking is toxic the unborn babies, and mothers need to understand that. If a mother keeps smoking during the pregnancy she risks of losing her child, or giving birth to a mentally ill child. Stopping smoking should be a good decision that a pregnant mother would need to take for her benefit and the child’s.

Smoking does not only affect the people who do it, but it affects those who are around them everyday. I know that parents who smoke try to encourage their kids not to smoke, but those parents are still putting those kids in risk. I’ve learned that 49,000 non-smokers die here in the U.S. This is ridiculous and we should not let it happen.

Reading from the Scotsman.com news I found out that Europe has decided to ban smoking in the public place. I think this is a big step for them knowing that Europe has the highest rate of smokers. This has been proposed to all 27countries in Europe. All Europe governments, no-governmental organizations, consumers, and the tobacco company have decided to meet and discuss about banning smoking by May 31. They understand how smoking is a big threat to their people and want to do something about it. Health commissioner Kyprianou who is an ex-smoker said that he will not be speaking to the tobacco company because he doesn’t think it’s going to help in anyway. He said that all they do is produce products that kill people. I’ve learned that 650, 000 Europeans die every year from tobacco related diseases, and this includes 19, 000 second hand smokers who are victims of those who smoke. This is ridiculous; I really don’t understand how we allowed a company like tobacco to exist when all its doing is takes lives of our loved ones just because we’re going to get rich from it. It’s hard to believe how much a cigarette cost, and people are still buying them.

I learned that Ireland was the first country in the world to bring in a nationwide ban on smoking in public, restaurants, and other work places. Kyprianou thinks that if they can come to follow Ireland’s example on this they will have an opportunity to push a little bit more on other places. Some countries such as Germany have opposed the ban, but others like Belgium and France have favored some of the laws. This can take time because some countries are going to have a hard time banning smoking in public, but if they can try to do it step by step they can actually do it. This can be a good idea that every other countries should think about, and it can change our world.