Second hand smoke shouold be banned from public facilities
Second hand smoking is estimated by EPA to cause approximately 3,000 lung cancer deaths in nonsmokers each year. ... Second hand smoke is harmful, violates the rights of non-smokers, and pollutes the air. That is why smoking should be banned from public facilities. The main reason smoking should not be allowed in public facilities is that it is harmful to others. Second hand smoke increases infections in children and may cause other illnesses to occur more often. EPA estimates that between 200,000 and 1,000,000 asthmatic children have their condition made worse by exposure to secondhand smoke. ... Many people with breathing problems are also seriously affected by smoke.