In offices, parks, hotels, bars and other public places, smokers have encountered little restraint from non-smokers and flouted norms much to the dismay of non-smokers, who are aware of the health risks, not to speak of the inconvenience caused to others. Besides health risk to the passive smokers, smoking in public poses very serious threat to non-smokers. Passive smoking is responsible for death of many innocents.
It is very common for passive smokers to develop a range of diseases, including respiratory and other ailments. Some non-smokers can have even cancer after prolonged exposure to passive smoking. The problem is more acute in cramped spaces like offices, parks and also restaurants because second hand smoke lingers on for a longer time. Most of the places including buses also do not have mandatory no-smoking signs. The most vulnerable sections affected by second hand smoke are pregnant women and children.
At present anyone can see dozens of people smoking openly in public places ofA & NIslands, without any fear and this is not a secret. The Administration must question all those top officials, who are entitled to impose fine of those who are smoking in public, about how much fines they have imposed till now. Until and unless people do not see others being fined by Authorities for smoking in public, they won’t stop smoking in public places. More strictness in this issue is must forA & NIslands.
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