Do you agree ---- SMOKING ??

Question

Smoking is a social habbit taken up by many people in the world however we have now been given a deadline regarding where you can smoke,

Y is it that the goverrnment want everyone to stop ? If all the smokers stop there would be a bloody nightmare with the econamy. The tax paid on fags go's to hospitals etc so why are smokers refused treatment.

I shall smoke where I wish and when I wish! - I have always respected others and not smoked in no smoking zones = it should be left up to the indevidual.

If someone doesn't like smoking - y don't they go somewhere else - always the smokers get the attack !

Answer 1

I make you 100% right x

Answer 2

I'm an off and on smoker - I can go from 60 a day to 5 a day, and go for a few days without a cigarette.

You say you will smoke where you want, when you want - yet still say that you respect others and do not smoke in a no-smoking zone.... that's a contradiction, what are you trying to say? All that will happen is that there will be more no-smoking zones, and you'll have to respect more people's wishes not be affected by your second hand smoke.

In places like Dublin, New York and Los Angeles it's worked really well. Just keep the nonsmokers away from the smokers. Then no one will have any reason to attack anyone else.

Answer 3

Smoking is not good for you - it causes alot of health problems down the line and should be stopped, if possible. I quit 8 years ago and I know ex-smokers seem to be the worse, but I think I know why it irritates smokers when we say anything - it's because they still are smoking and can't quit! It's horrible to be so controlled by something that has that control over you. I know, you focus your whole day around that cigarette - and it's stupid to let it do that to you. You spend alot of money on something that in the long run will shorten your life greatly. It has a short term sense of relief, but stays with you negatively for a long time. It's not to say those of us ex-smokers don't ever want another one - that craving will always be there, but for our own good we don't go back. Second-hand smoke is unfair. That person is rude if they expect others to smoke that cigarette right along with them, in fact second hand smoke is just as bad. That is why people are getting fed up. It is very offensive to have someone smoking right by you and you aren't a smoker. Even if you've just had a cigarette somewhere else and walk up to a person who doesn't - the smell nearly knocks you out. I have friends who smoke all the time and they even look dirtier and their breath is gross as they breathe all over you. We didn't know any better 50 years ago - but we do now, that is why people are doing something about it now!

Answer 4

I'm a smoker. I don't smoke when other people are eating and I don't smoke in places where it is not allowed. So, on a cold winter's night, I go outside the pub to have a quick puff and a drag, get pneumonia and because I'm a smoker and over 60 I get told I don't qualify for treatment!

In a team of 7 there were 2 non-smokers. We didn't smoke in the office, but we smoked in the coffee room. The boss took his coffee and retreated to his private office. The other non-smoker said, 'Do you know that passive smoking is more dangerous than smoking?' We looked at each other and, almost in unison replied, 'You have the answer. Start smoking.'

Answer 5

The government has attacked cigarette smokers for the same reason that they have attacked marijuana smokers, money. The war against tobacco, the war against drugs, the war against terrorism, all of these are multi-billion dollar funded campaigns. These wars are fought in the same manner that Vietnam was fought. The government is not trying to win these wars, they're just trying to prolong them. Billions of tax-dollars are designated each year to fight these causes, but does it really go there? Does a toilet seat really cost $800.00, or is this merely one example of the many write-offs that hide the where-abouts of the money. If the government is fighting a war against tobacco, why are they making a huge profit off of each pack sold? If the government is really fighting a war on drugs, then why are soldiers stationed in South America protecting the product around the clock? If the government is really fighting a war on terrorism, then why has it forgotten the so-called responsible terrorists and pursued overtaking a country rich with oil? Its all a distraction from the truth, every now and then they must pass a new law to appease the major opinion.

Answer 6

I agree that each individual has the right to choose for themselves whether or not they want to smoke. I do however, appreciate the gov.t intervention in designating those areas for smoking. I have a young son who is severely asthmatic. It is very frustrating to take him shopping and there are smokers who are smoking right in front of the entrance/exit of the facility. The smoke can literally cause his lungs to spasm and he finds difficulty breathing. Obviously we cover him when we enter /exit etc. but then the smoke goes onto the clothing and it is still enough to impair his breathing normally. Trying breathing out of a straw and you will get the idea of how this child has to survive. There are many people with this same problem. Especially our elderly who venture out. I agree that people can smoke if they want to just not where it would endanger the quality of air that those who don't enjoy that practice will breathe it in. It is a well documented fact that the 2nd hand smoke is nothing but poison. Which would fast become a "spice" in restaurants that would still allow it within the establishment.

Answer 7

Smokers have a perfect right to kill themselves, and I do agree that the ecconomy would nosedive if everyone stopped smoking. What I dont agree with is a smoker being able to kill me whilst he carries on with his own destructive habits. I am an ex smoker, I gave it up so that i would be healthier I want a choice of breathing in second hand smoke. Its right that smoking in public places should be banned, and it should be rigourosly enforced.
I dont go into pubs because of the smoke. Last week I went into one just to use the facilities, it stank of cigarettes and was foul.
As to your last comment, why should the non smokers go elsewhere, they are not the ones with the nasty habit!..;

Answer 8

If you would do a little research before you make a idiotic statement like that you would be better off. First- your smoking kills thousands each and every year by second hand smoke. Statistics prove that. Second- why should us non-smokers have to leave because you are forcing your bad habit onto society. Third- tax on cigarettes goes to many different things, like education against smoking, treatment for addiction,etc. So, in conclusion I would have to say that I do not agree with you on your stance.

Answer 9

I,m sorry but i dont agree with you. I do see your point of view that you should be able to do what you want when you want and were you want but If you persist in your attitude, which from where i stand appears extremely selfish, then you are forcing your need to smoke on those that have respect for the air we all breathe. As others have said earlier, why should these non smokers be forced to endure this. Your argument for a loss of revenue by the government holds no grounds. Yes there will be a loss of tax but this will be offset by the reduction in numbers of people being admitted to our hospitals thereby saving money here. I have been to the republic of Ireland many times and all the old scare stories have now been found to have been untrue. It is now a pleasure to go for a pint in the local. You dont come home at the end of the night stinking of everyone elses tobacco. Bottom line is, If you want to smoke and kill yourself, go ahead, be my guest. I dont want you anywhere near me or my kids.

Answer 10

Yes I agree it is a habit, and a very hard habit to quit. It is said that it is one of the hardest to quit. yet there is no treatment centers for us, like there is for the ones using illegal drugs, They can get all the help they want. And also these illegal drugs effect us and cost the tax payers money, lots of it coming from smokers. There is a lot of things that should be changed, like take ketchup off the market and sugar, its poison, check it out, you pay a lot for a bottle of red sugar. oh well, I think we should have our areas to smoke, its kind of weird how most restaurants sit without the crowds they used to have, I guess the non smokers dont eat out. I will stop now, as I could go on and on. Also so you know no one is refused treatment here in Canada because they smoke.

Answer 11

How do you respect me? I stood in a bus queue the other day and a man started smoking six feet away from me. I had an asthma attack which could have killed me. So how do you respect non-smokers?
It's not that I don't like smoking - actually, I like the smell of fresh cigarette smoke - nor do I want to deprive you of a personal pleasure, but your smoke can kill me.
And I'm sick of this argument about the tax supporting the economy. Are you happy living off other people's deaths? Smoking kills. It's a fact.