Is it possible to restrict
smoking tobacco to the whole nation? It is a very hard problem to solve isn’t
it? As we all know, smoking tobacco is harmful to your health and so far I
haven’t heard a person say that tobacco might help you be cured of something.
It makes it harder to make society quit smoking tobacco because now Texas wants
or they’re thinking to legalize marihuana.
For the first time black and
white smoking tobacco advertisements started on 1789-1870, then right after the
color ones came on 1870-1900. Later, modern advertising was created with the
innovative techniques used in tobacco advertising beginning in the 1920s. The
campaigns begun on 1950-1960, cigarette brands frequently sponsored television
shows.
If it were in my hands, I
will definitely restrict tobacco use because it is not making anything change
or not helping anybody in a good way but just damaging their health. Like I
said at the beginning, this might take a long time but if our government or our
state laws would make this case really strict so that people quit smoking then
there would be a change even if we like it or not.
There’s so many different
ways so that society with time can learn and adapt to a “new” law, for example,
if somebody sees you smoking in your house where there’s kids living with you
or you’re surrounded by them, they can call the police and they can arrest you
for not obeying the law. You could even go to jail if you don't obey and they can
take away your kids. Another one is
completely ban cigarettes vending machines in the whole world. Restricting
tobacco use almost everywhere and maintain those places secure. Keep a record
of all the people that smoke or start to smoke, they have to stop smoking for
certain amount of time, if they do not even touch the cigarette at the end they
would get a reward or something that would benefit them, just like the ALL
STATE car insurance, if you don’t get into an accident for six months they will
reward you. Last idea I have is that people would be required to take a class/lesson
kind of thing about quitting tobacco smoking for instance before they would go get
a drivers license or just anything related to the government. At the end they
would get an exam and see if they took the lesson seriously, if they fail then
they don’t get the drivers license even if they pass they driving test.
We will have to work really
hard on this one.
I understand that Texas' Government can regulate what we do in most cases. Such as giving punishments for driving while intoxicated, arresting parents who treat their children wrong/abuse them, not giving a driver's license to someone who failed the test, etc. But in this case, I have to disagree that this is a serious matter. Austin, TX and other cities already have bans on smoking in public places such as parks, and the "no smoking within 15 feet of a door to a public place." Those are all gravy, and understandable. Families take kids to parks and don't want smoke blown in their face. People walk out of a restaurant and don't want to smell smoke first thing after eating a good meal. I agree with those specific laws aimed at smoking.
ReplyDeleteBut how can government punish someone who smokes in their free time, in their home or in their car? Cigarette addiction consists of a mental addiction as well as a bodily craving. The nicotine withdrawals are rough, from what I have heard. The mind gets used to the habit to picking up a cigarette first thing in the morning, when a driver gets in their car, etc. It is not something most people can just put down and not have a second thought about. This, in my opinion, is nothing like driving while intoxicated, child abuse, or failing a driver's test. Because smoking cigarettes in your own private area does not affect anyone but the smoker themselves.
If a smoker wants to smoke at a time and place where it won't affect or get all over other people, then so be it. Yes, it is absolutely bad for your health. But it is a choice that person makes to pick up cigarettes.