Smoking Should Be Banned In The United States

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SMOKING SHOULD BE BANNED INSIDE/OUTSIDE THE WORKPLACE

Second hand smoke causes nearly 50,000 deaths each year alone in the United States of America, 30 percent of cancers could actually be prevented by avoiding smoking. 8.6 million people in the USA have a serious illness caused by smoking, and even more alarming the Chinese smoking population is higher than the entire population of the United States.

Now that you have heard some statistics I am sure it is evident that there are no positives or benefits for people that smoke. And that is why smoking should be banned in every workplace inside and out, and penalties introduced.

Being a smoker myself and ex cancer patient I well and truly know the impact smoking has on society. people that

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