The debate on the ban on smoking in public places "There is no difference between a smoker and suicide, only that the “one takes longer to commit suicide than the other.” Everyone has their rights, and whether you want to smoke or not should be your choice because you are doing damage to your own body. But if it's supposed to be your choice and everyone has their own choice, then when you smoke in public places or anywhere someone is around you, you are making that choice for them and damaging their body, not only yours. Is this unfair? Throughout this essay, I will discuss the pros and cons of smoking and consuming tobacco in public places, as well as how smoking affects you and others around you. Most people are unaware that a cigarette contains more than 4,000 gases and chemicals, many of which are toxic. These substances include ammonia (found in cleaning fluids), carbon monoxide (the deadly gas in car exhaust), and tar (which contains proven cancer-causing chemicals). When cigarette smoke is inhaled, these deadly substances pass into the body. But not just the bodies of the people who chose for this to happen, but also the bodies of the people who didn't choose and also the bodies of the unborn babies. Like any substance that enters a pregnant woman, will also enter the baby's bloodstream. Research shows that women who smoke while pregnant are much more likely to have their babies die, be born prematurely, or not weigh as much as they should. Smoking causes 100,000 premature deaths a year in Britain. Nine out of two deaths from lung cancer are caused by smoking. Nearly a quarter of heart disease is caused by smoking, and less obvious things are also caused by...... middle of paper ...... I quit smoking in the UK, from many young people are trying it for the first time this second We are encouraged to cut down on junk food, which is also much less available and alcohol should soon be too, but why not cigarettes. The NHS spends billions every year on illnesses caused by smoking. But if our country cannot face the facts and do the great thing of banning smoking in public places, then the least we can do is educate our children and prevent them from smoking, because this is where the risk begins. Quitting smoking or helping and encouraging our children not to smoke is vital. There are many organizations available to help smokers, but first and foremost we must remember that we are the ones making the difference by emphasizing to our younger generation that smoking is a killer and can only be described as SUICIDE..