Should Smoking Be Banned In Public Places? KS4 Session

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• YES
  • Smoking is a fire risk
    • Bradford football ground fire 1985 caused by a cigarette
  • A ban may help people give up smoking
  • Reduces incidents of lung cancer, heart disease , reduced sperm count, damages foetuses
  • Dangers of passive smoking
    • Can affect other work associates
      • Grounds for a court case
    • Can affect customers
    • Affects children's undeveloped lungs
  • Better for the environment
    • less rubbish
    • less pollution
    • no cigarette smells
  • Cafes and pubs will gain customers
  • Less money needed for NHS if fewer smokers
  • Smokers will save money by smoking less
• NO
  • Smoking is a way to relax
  • Who will enforce the ban?
  • Smokers will have to go outside to smoke
    • Lost productivity
    • Groups of smokers is not attractive
  • Children are not affected by smoking in nightclubs
  • Smoking is addictive, a ban doesn't solve the problem
  • Cafes and pubs will loose customers
  • Why punish all smokers for the actions of a few
  • Not all smokers are irresponsible when disposing of rubbish
  • Less tax money raised if people give up smoking
  • Smoking is a human right
    • What next - drinking?
• Alternatives
  • Airtight rooms so smoke does not escape
    • Smoke can be treated and not released into the atmosphere
    • Does not affect others
  • New tobacco
    • Modify the taste so it's not as appealing
  • Subsidized
    • Nicotine gum
    • Patches

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