How Smoking in Public Places is Becoming Extinct

Smoking in public places is increasingly becoming a taboo in many places in different countries. In the United States alone, public smoking is now prohibited in many states than ever imagined a few years ago. Smokers are fast running out of places to smoke. Whilst some argue that this is an abuse of peoples' rights it would appear secondhand smoke caused by public smoking is a greater evil.

Most people are unaware of the effects of inhaling side stream smoke from a passing smoker or in an elevator for instance. This ignorance continues to cost countless lives let alone the unnecessary dollar drain to the public purse through increased public health spending. For this cause it is justifiable for authorities to drive smoking in public places into extinction.

Many countries in Europe have since banned smoking in public establishments such as bars and airports, libraries and public lounges. Anti-smoking laws with severe penalties have now become the norm. For instance in the UK, all public transport and buildings are mandated to clearly display no smoking signs. Further authorities in these buildings are required by law to report any violators failure of which they will be held responsible.

Amazingly, research in Canada shows that employees in work environments without any smoking bans smoke up to five more cigarettes daily than in places with restrictions. In other words there is scientific evidence to show that smoking bans actually help reduce the amounts of cigarettes smoked per day. Employees were even shown not to have a desire to compensate for this reduced cigarettes during breaks such as lunch hour or after work.

As the bans imposed by anti-smoking laws become too wide spread, one can predict that smoking in public places will fast become a serious burden that not many would be willing to contend with. From enduring long hours in the airport, in the library, at work, at crowded soccer fields to any such place where the public comes together it will be really a nightmare. Many will be discouraged from taking up smoking and for those who already smoke questions of sound judgement and irresponsibility will be raised in continuing to smoke in light of all these apparent restrictions.

On the other hand, in all likelihood tobacco companies will not let go of this lucrative market without putting up a fierce fight. Even now some tobacco companies carry out own research designed to disapprove or at least question some of the mainstream scientific discoveries in addition to developing own alternative tobacco products. As smoking tobacco in public places goes extinct statistics show that smokeless tobacco products demand is increasing. It is increasing more so at the behest of tobacco companies working hard to recover a dwindling market through restrictive anti-smoking laws.