what do u think bout smoking?

Question

i need help with my speech about the smoking bann
smokers- are you mad about the smoking ban or can u deal with it, I need complete answers please.
non-smoker well u can answer the same question

Answer 1

i smoke, i dont care if i have to go outside to do it, i dont smoke in my house, always go outside. i live in NY, i dont care if it is snowing and like -2 out, still going out side to do it

Answer 2

I live in a city that has a full smoking ban in all public places. My perception of the freedom to smoke is that "your" freedom to smoke ends where "my" freedom to breathe begins. I am an asthmatic with a strong reaction to smoke (I go into an asthmatic coughing fit that requires medication when I spend too much time in a smoke-filled room), and the smoking ban has changed my life. I can go out to a bar or restaurant without fear. I can even go dancing! I have a life again.

That said, my partner is a smoker. She never smokes in the house and always steps outside to smoke, even when we are someplace that would allow her to smoke inside. I am not keen on her smoking for several reasons, but it is her decision, not mine. She accomodates my need for smoke-free space and I don't harrass her about her habit.

Ironically, my asthma may be related to the fact that my parents were both smokers when I was young, and my mom smoked through her pregancy with me (impact wasn't known at the time - see how old I am!). Studies have shown a strong correlation between the two.

Good luck on your speech!

Answer 3

I think it's a disgusting habit. Really, who in their right mind burns leaves then inhales the smoke. That's nasty!

I also think that many smokers are the most inconsiderate people out there. They feel that they have the right to light up when they feel like with no consideration to others. Also manner smokers think that the world is their ashtray. How many times have you seen smokers throw out their butts onto the street because they don't want it in their cars?

Answer 4

We complain about drug dealers, but the federal and state governments rake in tens of billions of dollars a year in "sin taxes". What hypocrisy. States complained that tobacco use increases their health costs, but that's debatable because smokers die sooner and don't linger on in old folks' homes. When the big tobacco settlement came through, most of it was squandered on whatever they chose to fund with the windfall, having nothing to do with health care or tobacco use. A similar situation exists with alcohol and gambling. I feel that there should be a constitutional amendment stipulating that these taxes MUST be used to treat the addiction involved, and nothing else. Then you wouldn't have politicians currying favor with the voters by offering pet projects funded by these taxes. A blatant example is the Pennsylvania governor who proudly said that for only seven cents a pack, we could fund health care for poor children.

Until we refuse to allow the federal, state and local governments from using taxes from the sale of addictive substances as a cash cow, smokers shouldn't have to be shoved into any corner or outside. The warning on cigarettes should read, "Tobacco is addictive. To quit call 1-800-XXX-XXXX." All alcoholic beverages should have a notice, "To stop drinking, call 1-800-XXX-XXXX." Any help needed should be free to the addicted, paid for by the taxes he/she already plowed into the system. Until then, nonsmokers who feel they have the right to treat smokers as lepers should hang their heads in shame.

Answer 5

Damn right I am mad!!! I started smoking at age13, 27 years ago!! If they would of banned smoking way back when, I can probably, fairly accurately say that I would not have cut a good 20 years off of my life expectancy.

Answer 6

I am a smoker and I try to live by the laws however, when I am in my office alone, I smoke all I want to. If someone comes in, then I leave. Too bad if they want to talk to me.

Answer 7

Smoke stinks..
Most of the time it smells like ammonia...
Did you know that some companies add ammonia to their cigarettes to make them stronger!
That's where the ammonia smell comes from..
Ammonia is NOT good for the inside of your body and if you smoke the cigarettes that are laced with ammonia you are putting this poison inside your body!
Also you are effecting every one around you..
It makes your clothes smell bad, it makes your breath smell bad and it stains your teeth...
Tobacco is also addictive, it is a drug...
Who wants to smell bad, have ugly brown teeth, be hooked on another drug, and develop cancer!

Answer 8

yes i smoke and dont have a problem with it but these bans are betting over the top it wont stop people smoking

Answer 9

i think its stupid banning smoking cus so many people are addicted to it.. and its their body let em? LOL

ps. i smoke.

Answer 10

if its bad and stinky going in then its bad and stinky going out