Banning SmokeSmoking cigarettes has been a huge public health problem in America for many years. They should be banned because they have cost many people their lives. The United States government, along with other countries like the United Kingdom, have decided to ban smoking in public places. Proponents of this approach argue that smoking cigarettes poses health risks to non-smokers. This could cause a major economic concern, as tobacco is the second leading cause of death worldwide. “[Tobacco] imposes terrible health, life and financial consequences on families, businesses and government. Tobacco kills more than 400,000 people each year – more than AIDS, alcohol, car accidents, illegal drugs, murders and suicides combined. » Measures have been taken to control the demand and supply of tobacco products as well as to protect public health. Some of the health effects associated with smoking include: lung cancer, lower respiratory tract problems, respiratory tract infections, asthma, cardiovascular disease, eye and nose irritation, and low birth weight in babies of no age. -smokers. In the United States, for every eight smokers who die each year from smoking, one non-smoker will die from the harmful gases of passive smoking. In light of scientific evidence, there is no justification for retaining the deadliest of all cigarette flavors, menthol. The menthol aroma is at the origin of almost half of the addictions of ten smokers. It is also alarming to note the emergence of irregular tobacco-related health problems among the minority. Racial and ethnic minorities, particularly African Americans, bear a disproportionate burden of tobacco-related illnesses. The gases introduced into the human body are made up of more than 7,000 chemicals, including ...... middle of paper ...... for Michael Pertschuk, former chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, "There is no The health risk is as thoroughly proven as smoking, and it is a measure of the council's success that it is able to create the illusion of controversy in what is such an elegantly scientific case closed. Works cited “The rights of the smoker”. Home. Np, nd, Web, March 25, 2014. Tobacco in the United States – “(The campaign for tobacco-free children.)” Np, nd Web, March 25, 2014. "Tobacco and Health."). 22, 1995).