Why Cigarettes Should be Banned in Public  

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Why Cigarettes should be Banned in Public   

Khan, F. M., et al. “Smoking prevalence, knowledge, and attitudes among medical students in Karachi, Pakistan.” (2005).

Khan et.al talks about the attitude of the Aga Khan University Pakistan medical students on cigarette smoking. From the survey majority of medical students condemn active and passive cigarette smoking due to its adverse health effect to the users.  In the introduction, Khan states adverse health effects that come from exposure to cigarette smoking. The majority of students supported Banning of cigarettes in public places such as hospitals and school environments. The majority of study population supported the issue of establishment of smoking zones that operates for 24/7.

Navas-Acien, Ana, et al. “Secondhand tobacco smoke in public places in Latin America, 2002-2003.” Jama 291.22 (2004): 2741-2745.

Navas-Acien et al. measures the success of restriction of indoor smoking by Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in Latin America. In the article, summary writers summarize that, avoiding second-hand smoking leads to a positive change in preventing death related to tobaccos smoking. The writers elaborate the health risk to a person exposed to airborne nicotine. Navas-Acien et.al survey found nicotine concentrations are high in public places such as schools, hospitals, airports, restaurants among others.

Salawu, F., et al. “Cigarette smoking habits among adolescents in northeast Nigeria.” Internet J Epidemiol 8.1 (2010).

In the article, Salawu et.al shows that smoking in northeast Nigeria is like the rite of passage from the childhood to adulthood. The article elaborates that most of the cigarettes smokers in Nigeria starts at the tender age. Salawu, conclude cigarettes are smoked openly in Nigeria, and no law restricts public smoking. Many adolescences who smoke they inherit the habit of smoking from by their peers, parents, and environment.

Warren, Charles W., et al. “Tobacco use by youth: a surveillance report from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey project.” Bulletin of the world Health Organization 78.7 (2000): 868-876.

The survey of Warren et.al in thirteen countries on smoking among the youths gives a clear picture why smoking should be banned in public. The report of the finding in the article links escalating issue of tobacco smoking in youth with the frequent exposure to tobacco smoking. The article shows the media and advertisement on tobacco use have a positive impact in influencing youth to smoking. The survey found that majority of the youths who smoke come from a home where their close acquaintances smoke. Public access to cigarette increases cases of tobacco smoking in youths.  

Works Cited

Khan, F. M., et al. “Smoking prevalence, knowledge, and attitudes among medical students in Karachi, Pakistan.” (2005).

Navas-Acien, Ana, et al. “Secondhand tobacco smoke in public places in Latin America, 2002-2003.” Jama 291.22 (2004): 2741-2745.

Salawu, F., et al. “Cigarette smoking habits among adolescents in northeast Nigeria.” Internet J Epidemiol 8.1 (2010).

Warren, Charles W., et al. “Tobacco use by youth: a surveillance report from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey project.” Bulletin of the world Health Organization 78.7 (2000): 868-876.

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