Comment 7

Nowadays, we all know that smoking is really bad for our health, but there are many people who still use tobacco. We can see a lot of people both younger and older, smoking. Some years ago I used to see people smoking in public places, and what made the most impression on me was the people that smoke in restaurants. Nevertheless, currently this can’t be done. So, is this good or bad?

On the one hand, for smokers it is bad because they can no longer smoke in many places. At the beginning, the law that bans smoking in restaurants, long-distance trains and housing block entrance halls was only in Russia, where according to experts more than four of ten Russians smoke. Moreover, the price of tobacco is getting higher so people who usually smoke don’t like this.

On the other hand, for most people, who aren’t smokers, the law that prohibes smoking in public places is a really good thing because they don’t have to put up with the tobacco smoke, that is really bad for their health. Besides, the government has made reducing smoking one of the cornerstones of its bid to improve public health. At present, this law isn’t only used in Russia, but also in other countries including Spain.

All in all, Smoking in public places should have been prohibited a long time ago because it can disturb nonsmokers.In my opinion this law is very good and if we want people to stop smoking or at least smoke less we should raise the price of tobacco and try to teach young people how bad tobacco is.