Ban Smoking

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toys have been recalled
in order for alterations. In the August 1995 issue of consumer reports, twenty-
four products were recalled because of possible dangers to the consumer. These
products included a car that may lose a wheel while in motion, a hair dryer that
poses a fire hazard, and cookies that can cause an allergic reaction. (Consumer
Reports, 500) Yet, the sale of cigarettes, known to be unsafe, has never been
prohibited by the government. Why are cigarettes any different from other
products sold in the US.
Cigarettes are not only harmful to users, but are also damaging to all
people in the vicinity of a smoker. Second hand smoke from cigarettes is just as
damaging as smoke inhaled by users. Each year, 53,000 people die from the
effects of second hand smoke. A person living with a spouse who smokes has a
thirty percent higher chance of getting lung cancer. (Bartecchi, 49) Parents who
smoke force their children to breathe the fumes every day. Seventeen percent of
lung cancer ...

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