What's your thoughts on banning smoking here altogether?
Maybe soon we might reach a point where finances gained from sales of cigarettes is outweighed by the cost to the community in medical treatment for smoking related diseases.
ok cool blanket smoking banwe've already met that point.
the cost to the health care system is much more than the revenue gained from tobacco duties.
Now its illegal in many places it leaves it open to the creation of a "Dob in a smoker" app for the mobile phone for people who blatantly ignore the laws and people around them and light up where they shouldnt. Pictures dont lie do they... someone can get rich from my idea as long as its invented soon.If we ban smoking, tobacco will become just another black market drug. I don't think there's any easy answer.
But I certainly agree with having restricted smoking areas - others shouldn't have to inhale cigarette smoke if they do not want to. This seems to be slowly catching on - my uni just made a few smoking areas - certain sections & some outdoor eating areas are the oly places you can now smoke on Camus. I think it's great.
Now its illegal in many places it leaves it open to the creation of a "Dob in a smoker" app for the mobile phone for people who blatantly ignore the laws and people around them and light up where they shouldnt. Pictures dont lie do they... someone can get rich from my idea as long as its invented soon.
Something like that will be the final nail in the coffin. People will give up.
If you ban alcohol by all means
Alcohol causes just as much damage, however no one will ever outlaw that
At least alcohol can have a pleasant non toxic aroma.If you ban alcohol by all means
Alcohol causes just as much damage, however no one will ever outlaw that
If you ban alcohol by all means
Alcohol causes just as much damage, however no one will ever outlaw that
The way the drugs work is not very similar. Alcohol causes considerable damage but isn't addictive for most people. Nicotine is addictive for the vast majority.
At least alcohol can have a pleasant non toxic aroma.
It also does not cause employees to stand around part of the day regularly being idle on company time in designated areas.
Well done on missing the point
a person doesnt have to be an alcoholic to get behind the wheel, and crash, injuring or killing other people
A pregnant woman could cause her unborn child to be born with foetal alcohol syndrome, by having one drink in the first trimester
There is no safe limit when pregnant
Look at the binge drinking culture in New Zealand, and look at all the damage that comes from that. Most of those kids arent alcoholics, it doesnt stop themselves from wiping themselves out on the weekends and causing unimaginable chaos
Alcohol can be used responsibly; there is no such thing as responsible use of nicotine.
There remains the fact that many people dont use alcohol responsibly
There is a massive binge drinking culture not only among young people but among older adults
A person misuses alcohol once, it can lead to permanent disability, or death
Dont get me wrong, we all know how addictive nicotine is, however if a government wants to be ban one, on the basis of the harm it causes, they should also be looking at alcohol