As a smoker myself 🙁 I was interested to hear about Ireland banning smoking in public places such as restaurants & bars and the varied reactions it got.
IMHO I think it is a good thing & should be banned over here.... [&:] It would certainly make it easier to give up because the times I enjoy smoking most is either after a meal or whilst out having a drink 🙂
I believe with the knowledge we have on the harm its doing (not only to oursleves, but to others) its about time it was banned. Now all I need to do is nip to the chemist & get the patches !! 😀
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I think it should - I hate going to clubs and pubs because of the smoking. I always come back feeling sick and reeking of cigarette smells as well.
The worst is getting off the tube in the morning and walking to work to have smoke blown in my fac by the smoker infront of me who needs a fag.
Have a read of
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/articles/10970009?source=Evening%20Standard
Rakhee
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rakee, thanks for the link - very interesting! Its about time.... they should carry it on throughout the uk!
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I'm in favour of not smoking in public places. If you look back a few weeks you will find a very long and heated discussion on the subject.
Jan X
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I too think it is time for a ban. The right of people not to inhale other people's smoke should take precedence over the right to smoke at all times. This to me is common sense. The idea of non smoking areas in pubs and restaurants is a bit of a misnomer anyway, as it still drifts wherever you sit.
June
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YES! Most definitely - stupid, smelly habit which fills public places with vile, toxic stench. Yuk, I hate it.
Especially when my boyfriends family smoke between meal courses!!! How inconsiderate is that to non-smokers?!
The sooner the better I say. NY is an extra nice place to go as you are free to choose where to eat/drink without your freshly washed hair/clothes coming out smelling of an ash tray, and red eyes and an irritated throat and nose to boot!
If anyone sees an online petition, let me know.
😀
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But then what's next? [sm=scratchchin.gif]
Banning eating in public, because obesity is such a growing problem - no pun intended. 😀
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I take your point Anahata, but people have a choice of whether or not to carry on eating, whereas non smokers have no choice over whether to inhale this foul, obnoxious stench that has now been proven to affect their health.
June
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I quite agree June. People's eating habits don't affect the health of others.
I have had friends who have developed lung cancer through passive smoking.
Time to call a halt on smoking in public, I'd say.
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Love
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I must admit as a non-smoker the prospect of air free from tobacco smoke really appeals there is nothing worse than visiting a client and then having to leaving visit another stinking of smoke.
I'm also tired of losing relatives too early in life due to smoking related illnesses.
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But eating will only damage yourself if you eat too much - smoking damages those around you, so it's not comparable is it? Unless you force feed others he he he!
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ORIGINAL: Jan
If you look back a few weeks you will find a very long and heated discussion on the subject.
http://www.healthypages.net/forum/tm.asp?m=50184&mpage=1&key=ireland
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ORIGINAL: rakhee
Have a read of
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/articles/10970009?source=Evening%20Standard
From this link -
London is set to become the first city in Britain to ban smoking in public places. The move is being backed by the two front-runners in the race to become the next Mayor. Ken Livingstone and rival Steve Norris said they supported a ban, with the Conservative saying it could deliver " extraordinary health benefits".
Mr Norris described bans in New York and Ireland as "extraordinarily successful" and predicted Britain would soon follow suit.
This is very interesting that the Ireland case is said to be 'extraordinarily successful' because I think on the Ireland thread some people suggested it wouldn't work.
Dr L
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From 'The Guardian' newspaper last week -
Huge support for public smoking ban
Huria Choudhari and agencies
Thursday May 20, 2004
More than half of Britons are in favour of a total ban on smoking in public places, a new poll reveals.
In the survey of more than 1,500 adults, conducted by Mintel, 52% supported moves to outlaw smoking in places including pubs, bars and restaurants.
Those who had never smoked were most likely to support a ban, as 67% of the poll revealed. But even among smokers, almost three in 10 also favoured a smoking ban...
Amanda Lintott, consumer analyst at Mintel, said: "The fact that a significant proportion of smokers support a ban on smoking in public places highlights that many do have a conscience.
"They are aware that their habit can be detrimental not only to their own health, but also to the health of those around them."
More than a quarter of adults said they thought it was not right that taxpayers footed the bill for treating smoking-related illnesses, but only 18% of smokers agreed.
Over half of ex-smokers said they gave up for the sake of their health, while 25% quit to save money.
Earlier this week, new research by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) revealed that hundreds of workers and other people visiting smoky venues die as a result of passive smoking each year.
Passive smoking was estimated to cause at least 49 deaths a year among those working in the hospitality industry, and a further 700 people die due to environmental smoke in the workplace generally, according to the research.
Moreover, almost 4,000 people die due to being exposed to tobacco smoke in their own homes each year.
Professor Carol Black, the RCP's president, said: "Environmental tobacco smoke in pubs, bars, restaurants and other public places is seriously damaging to the health of employees as well as the general public. Making these places smoke-free not only protects vulnerable staff and the public, it will also help more than 300,00 people in Britain to stop smoking completely."
The government has so far refused to commit itself to introducing a public smoking ban, instead relying on voluntary initiatives to cut tobacco fumes in pubs and nightclubs. But campaigners have long been calling for a new law to be introduced.
Ian Willmore, of Action on Smoking and Health (Ash), said: "This is yet another piece of evidence that public opinion wants action on the dangers of second-hand smoke. It is the single simplest and cheapest step the government could take to meet its targets for public health.
"A new law is necessary and overdue. The time for consultation is over, the time for action has arrived."...
http://society.guardian.co.uk/publichealth/story/0,11098,1221014,00.html
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Hi Jan,
Yes, there was a very long and heated discussion about smoking, a few weeks ago on one of the forums. Since it provoked so much argument and temper, I wonder why it's been resurrected now?
Love,
Patsy.
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