I need about 5 main points why smoking should be illegal in the United States. plus some deatils how it effects our society...
2006-07-11 08:22:06 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
1.) SMOKING IS THE #1 CAUSE OF HEART DISEASE, among other illnesses, like lung cancer,etc.
2.) People who smoke are not considerate of those who dont. (proven fact: second hand smoke is worst than smoking)
3.) People who smoke have disgusting breath & teeth. (my brother in law is a chain smoker, and he has orange nicotine on his teeth)
4.) People who smoke are dirty about their habit, because they always throw their butts all over the ground/road.
5.) People who smoke, the women in time have a deep masculine raspy voice, and then both men and women cough chunks all the time that sounds really sick!
2006-07-11 08:40:41 · answer #1 · answered by Katz 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
1. Because it makes some people sick ex: headaches
2. Because I don't want my daughters health in jeapordy. (shes too little to know any better)
3. Some people are allergic.
4. It stinks.
5. I don't know a fifth; but I haven't smoked in over a year and I feel so much better and now whenever I'm around it I don't know how could stand it before.
2006-07-11 08:28:44 · answer #2 · answered by smalltownangel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would probably be easier to start with why smoking should be legal. I can't think of any reason at all especially considering the residual effects to those of us who don't smoke and never have. It just seems like a 100% money making venture with no redeemable benefits to anyone.
2006-07-11 08:28:03 · answer #3 · answered by jd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It shouldn't be illegal because this is a free country. If I were you I'd say smoking should be illegal in China (a communist country) because they have the right to tell their citizens what to do and that smoking is bad for the people's health and environment.
2006-07-11 08:25:59 · answer #4 · answered by John Luke 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are so many laws in the US governing all kinds of toxic chemicals and who can and how to use them. We can't even use certain kinds of strong insecticide for heavens sake...but people can smoke unrestrained and pollute the air....and we do nothing about it. Doesn't make sense to me. I think my right to LIFE, LIBERTY and the pursuit of (pollution free) happiness is more important than someone's right to get high and damage their own body and pollute the air for others to breathe.
2006-07-11 08:27:59 · answer #5 · answered by Joy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it shouldn't be illegal. I hate smelling cig smoke but it's not my place to tell other what to do with their own health. I'm glad it's outdoors only in CA and a few other states... but still it's none of my business.
2006-07-11 08:26:24 · answer #6 · answered by Fuzzy Bunny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Because then we could earn lots of money by collecting fines of people who are caught smoking
2. Lots of extra employment of police to write tickets for people who are caught smoking
2006-07-11 08:25:53 · answer #7 · answered by BonesofaTeacher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hm...yes, smoking should be illegal...and while we're at it, let's make alcohol illegal...'cause people who drink and drive kill people...hm...or, say, let's just go ahead and make cars illegal...shoot, let's make eveything on the planet illegal...seems to me that no one wants to have any kind of freedom anymore anyway...
2006-07-11 08:31:11 · answer #8 · answered by Squire5283 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It should be illegal because there are chemicals in the cigarettes, like tar, which could harm you.
2006-07-11 08:32:06 · answer #9 · answered by I am a superstar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because I don't want to die because the guy next to me at lunch or the woman standing next to me at the bus stop is filling my lungs with poison!
2006-07-11 08:24:45 · answer #10 · answered by jmdavis333 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋