4,000 dangerous chemicals seem harmless to some

Secondhand smoke contains 4,000 chemicals.

In July 2007, smoking in public places (bars, restaurants and workplaces) was made illegal to protect non-smokers from the harmful fumes and chemicals from second-hand smoking. The Royal Society for Public Health claims that the ban should be extended to outside areas like public parks, squares and beer gardens. Should the Government continue to ban smoking in public?

Tobacco Manufacturers Association reported that there are 10 million adult smokers and each year, approximately 200,000 children aged 11-15 start smoking. Not only does this affect the smokers, the non-smokers inhale the fumes as the smoke stays in the air. The NHS informs the public that smoke stays in the air for approximately 2.5 hours. Inhaling this is dangerous as second-hand smoke contains 4,000 chemicals which can increase the chances of both lung cancer and Coronary Heart Disease (CHD).

The Government are constantly cutting funds and the NHS is affected, treating patients with a problem that can be dealt with at home as it wastes both time and money. Many argue against this as this will damage the economy and the tobacco industry and will eventually encourage illegal sales.




Ever since the ban was introduced stillbirths have decreased by approximately 8%.