Ban Smoking

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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 is ...

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