Title : Should cigarette smoking be banned?
Cigarette smoking should be banned. There’s no compromise for people who smokes. Not only is smoking annoying for non-smokers, but it carries many big problems with it. Cigarette smoking should be banned because of the many factors such as environmental, health risks and the many negative effects it has on everyone.
There are hundreds of reasons why cigarette smoking should be banned. One of the many reasons is the effects it has to human health. Cigarette contains many hazardous elements in it such as nicotine, tar, formaldehyde, ammonia and carbon monoxide. I am sure that most, if not all, smokers are aware of some of the health risks that come with smoking cigarettes, but I do not think that they know how serious the risks can be. Smoking will not show its effects in a short time but after a few years of smoking, smokers will witness the changes that occur to them. Smokers are highly risked to get diseases such as lung cancer, tuberculosis, heart disease and many more. Besides that, most smokers are not aware of the fact when they smoke in public, they are not only affecting their own health but also the people around them. In fact, the people who inhale the cigarette smoke have greater risk of getting all the above diseases.
Furthermore, cigarette smoking also causes people to waste their money. This is because smoking is addictive. Once you smoke you will most probably want to smoke again. And if this continues, you will use up your money to buy a box of cigarette everyday to satisfy your addiction. It can be considered quite alright to just spend money on cigarettes if you are still single and doesn’t have many responsibilities but imagine if the smoker has a family. I am definitely sure that the smoker will neglect some of his family’s needs just to fulfil his desires to smoke. This can cause internal problems in the family and affect the children of the smoker.
Besides that, cigarette smoking should be banned because it can give a very bad influence to children. If children saw plentiful images of people smoking, they might think that smoking is a culture and need to be followed. It is indeed bad to smoke but it is worse to smoke in public. Children have a big possibility to smoke if they watch their family members smoking. Therefore, think before you want to smoke in front of your children or your younger siblings or the best thing to do is to not smoke at all. Try to imagine your children trying to smoke behind your back and lie to you just to get money to buy cigarettes.
Last but not least, smoking should be banned because in the aspect of Islam too, it is prohibited for you to consume or do anything that is dangerous to your health. Just like how drug is prohibited in Islam, cigarette is also prohibited. Therefore, it is crystal clear that smoking is bad to people and should be banned worldwide. This is for the benefits for all of us people and also the environment.
