“There are over 480,000 deaths each year in the United States due to smoking. This means that smoking causes approximately one in five deaths in the United States each year” (Wikipedia, 2007). Some people, especially smokers, argue that smoking should not be banned in public places because then smokers cannot smoke whenever they want. Smokers feel nervous if they don't smoke for a long time. Cigarette addiction is serious. Smokers are actually addicted to nicotine; therefore, they need to smoke all the time. However, it is argued that smoking should be banned in public places because smoking has negative effects on our bodies, it can produce bad odors in places and children in public places could learn to smoke from adults. The first main reason is that smoking is a problem. negative effects on the human body even if people do not smoke. There is no doubt that sitting with smokers has a very negative effect because the smoke produced by smokers will be inhaled as secondhand smoke. Sitting with smokers negatively affects our lungs. Furthermore, secondhand smoke can cause cancer and ruin our body. Furthermore, it can cause premature death. In the article “Public Health,” Martin (2012) writes that smoking affects the function of the immune system and can increase the risk of respiratory and other infections. Martin means that smoking can cause diseases and that these diseases negatively affect our bodies. Therefore, smoking has negative effects on our body. In addition to the negative effects on our body, smoking can produce bad odors in environments. People can move away from the place where smoking is allowed to avoid the bad smell. Also, some people may not leave, but will get angry when they smell the smoke. Also, allowing smoking in public... middle of paper... is not a good choice. He is one of the smokers and his mood worsens if he does not smoke in public places. Word People who want to smoke in public places are wrong. They hinder the freedom of others when they smoke around them. In particular, smoking in the presence of other people negatively affects their health. Furthermore, non-smokers are bothered by the bad smell of smoke. In conclusion, you need to avoid smoking in public places because it has many negative effects. Smoking can lead to diseases and cause damage to our body, it spreads bad odors in environments and children in public places could learn to smoke from adults. Some people are bothered by smoking and get angry if they sit in places where smoke is smoked. They don't want to breathe secondhand smoke. Since smoking in public places has negative consequences on non-smokers, smoking in any public place is prohibited.