Smoking In The United States

Smoking is a controversial issue that has been debated for decades. Nowadays, governments and officials lead to reduce the practice of smoking. With the risks of smoking being informed to the public, tobacco sales have declined over years. Meanwhile, opposers argue with statistics, claiming that the danger of smoking is exaggerated. Smokers find themselves being victimized by society, violating their right to freedom of choice. While proponents push for a nonsmoking society for health reasons, opponents believe it hinders the individual’s right. Countries pass laws to reduce the use of tobacco, in contribution to maintaining a healthy society. “Many countries have passed laws to try to reduce tobacco use. In the United States, a variety of federal, state, and local laws restrict the sale, use, and advertising of tobacco products.” Laws were passed, and regulations were made in many countries in effort to reduce the use of tobacco. Due to the risks that smoking poses, countries passed laws to restrict smoking. For health related reasons, tobacco usage has been restricted in many countries. In the United States, anyone under the age of eighteen has been prohibited from using tobacco products. (“Smoking”) Smoking is …show more content…
“Harassing smokers in the name of children's welfare is no more defensible than harassing homosexuals or socialists.” Smoking is always the one and only victim when it comes to glamorization of unhealthful habits. People make smoking the common enemy of the public, ignoring the risks motorbikes, ice creams, and suntans pose. If smoking is to be banned from advertising and glamorization, unhealthy practices such as ice creams, even motorbikes need to be banned from the sight of children as well. Motorbikes accidents and obesity problems from sweetened food are more common in the youths than smoking related health issues so far. (“The Government Should Not Regulate