Should Smoking be Banned Completely?
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Akshay said:
(Sat, May 11, 2013 12:13:43 AM)
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| I agree excessive smoking is injurious to health. It leads to pollution of environment. But complete banning of smoking is not practical. There are many families dependant on cultivation of tobacco, manufacturing the pipes etc. We have to think about those families too. Complete banning of smoking brings thousands of families on road. So solution should be such that it balances both the situations. |
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Pallavini said:
(Wed, May 1, 2013 12:52:08 AM)
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In my opinion, a complete ban on smoking will not be a plausible and prudent decision on the part of government.
It will lead to a loss of livelihood of innumerable people, especially those involved in cultivation of the crop. Until alternative sources of employment are not generated by the government, cultivation should be not be completely banned.
However certain steps could be taken to curb the menace:
1) Campaigning against smoking by engaging iconic personalities who have an emotional connect with the people; eg: Amir Khan.
A wonderful effort initiated by the govt in the recent past has been putting up billboards of people who have died from smoking in areas of heavy traffic so that smokers can realize that their lives too are at risky grounds. These acts as a reminder to families of smokers who persuade them to give up smoking.
2) Such a practice should be followed in tier 2 and tier 3 cities as well.
3) Increasing prices of cigarettes so that it burns a hole in a smokers pocket. Increasing customs on the import of expensive cigarettes.
4) regulating production by the virtue of certain pre-determined levels of production determined. |
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Punam Pincha said:
(Tue, Apr 30, 2013 05:21:01 PM)
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| A very contentious but simultaneously a very interesting topic to discuss about. A common saying"HEALTH IS WEALTH" itself answers this question. Although it is very factual that tobacco companies is a source of livelihood to millions of people & also significantly contributes to India's GDP. But more important is the fact that it's consumption is fatal leading to cancer having no proper treatment throughout the world. If Government encourages a revolutionary development of non tobacco companies such that people can have alternative employment options then its production and consumption can definitely come to an end. In all a single tear is more precious than thousands and crores of wealth which people leave behind them. |
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Ken Hardy said:
(Tue, Apr 30, 2013 01:29:41 AM)
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I am very qualified to speak about smoking, I smoked for about forty years. I do not smoke anymore. Do not waste time and money trying to quit with Nicotine patches. They fail in 95% of cases. We must learn from history. Banning, or prohibition never works, it just creates crime and black markets. Alcohol was banned in the USA in the 1920s. That lead to the birth of the Mafia, still a problem today.
For the first time in history, we have a tool which will easily allow people to stop smoking. It is called the electronic cigarette. So you can get your nicotine [a harmless drug] without the smoke that causes cancer. There is no ill effects on other people. The big problem is that Governments want to ban them because it causes loss of tobacco tax. The nicotine in e cigarettes comes from tobacco, so there is still money for tobacco farming. Nicotine in a pure form is no more harmful than coffee. I am very surprised that I am the first to mention Electronic cigarettes here. |
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Barkha Singhal said:
(Tue, Apr 30, 2013 12:06:44 AM)
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Smoking is a practice in which a substance, most commonly tobacco, is burned and the smoke is tasted or inhaled. The most common method of smoking today is through cigarettes.
Just as every coin has two sides same is with this case. Like if it is said that smoking should be completely banned then there are many who oppose it.
Arguments against banning smoking:
1. Smokers feel that it acts as a stress burst to them.
2. Cultivators feel that they earn their livelihood from this.
3. Government says that it contributes a lot in foreign currency.
4. Industrialists feel that it is a product with high scales of profit.
5. Some feel that it makes them strong enough to fight various diseases.
But according to my view:
1. It is not the only way to burst stress.
2. There are many other occupations through which livelihood could be earned.
3. That currency is of no use which take away lives of many.
4. These products could only mint profits only in the short run.
5. It is helpful only if taken like a medicine that too only for few otherwise it causes no good rather it carries many lives along with it.
SO, in my view smoking should be banned completely as could give no long term benefit to anyone. |
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Ashok said:
(Mon, Apr 29, 2013 08:01:04 PM)
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Hii every one.
Smoking is injurious to health. This tag is on every cigar packet. But no one understand that one. People who smoking not only they suffered but only suffered the surrounding people. My opinion is smoking completely banned by the government. |
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Yash said:
(Tue, Apr 23, 2013 12:50:03 AM)
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Hi friends,
I would suggest that smoking can never be quit by anyone who is a smoker because I myself smoke.
One suggestion I would like to give is government should take efforts to put ban on deadliest cigarettes. There are certain cigarettes which causes cancer immediately and which are in curable. So government should encourage those cigarettes which gives satisfaction a puff but contains 0%tobacco and thus I can bet 1 day our country will b pollution free and cancer free.
Have a good. |
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Shakun Gupta said:
(Sat, Apr 20, 2013 01:45:02 PM)
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Everyone knows that "SMOKING IS INJURIOUS TO HEALTH. ".
Instead of that we can see every second person on road, in auto, in buses is smoking. That is harmful for the peoples which are not smoker but in contact of that smoke. This may cause DISEASE like CANCER, breathing issues, etc. Every year many people die with cancer and lung disease.
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1) Government also know that "SMOKING IS INJURIOUS TO HEALTH. " but till now smoking not banned because corrupted people government take profit from this business.
Solution:
1) We should aware everyone who smoke in our surroundings.
2) Government should ban smoking completely because allow peoples to smoke is like allow them to take poison.
3) If smoking banned, people didn't get cigarettes and tobacco products and this can be the biggest success in this case. |
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Manu said:
(Thu, Apr 18, 2013 12:42:48 PM)
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We all know that smoking is injurious to health. Its mentioned in the packets itself.
Even if we smoke its only because of that they are not aware about its harmful impacts.
The person who smoke not only trying to committing the suicide gradually but also they involved in murder with the smoke expelling to outside.
So I have some points to save my colleagues those who smoke.
1) Make a clean awareness about bad effects.
2) Provide strict rules against smoking.
3) Giving them a chance to see those who are suffering with harmful impacts of smoking.
4) Family members also should have great involvement for giving awareness (if the parents are smokers then try to avoid smoking in front of them).
5) More over make ourself as keen alert because its our life we have to enjoy many things so we have to live more years. If we get problems our family members also going to suffer.
QUIT SMOKING save family Our country. Make our country pollution free. |
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Rashmi Mishra said:
(Wed, Apr 17, 2013 08:48:14 PM)
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Hello everyone.
I don't think that bann on the smoking will improve the health conditions of the country. Because the smokers either may be literate or illiterate know the harmful effects of smoking. Moreover they also know that their family depend on them.
If cigarette will be banned then it will not help out the people to avoid smoking but instead of that it will affect those poor people who earn their daily wages from the cigarette industry. If a smoker want to have a cigarette then he will try to have it in any way either by right means or wrong means. But what about those people who depend on this industries for their livelihood. |
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Joyce said:
(Fri, Apr 12, 2013 10:59:49 AM)
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| Smoking should be completely banned. But it should not cause a loss for the society. Its qualities should be used for good use like its a good pesticide (tobacco decoction) this cultivation is income for many families in countries like India. |
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Vipasha Sharma said:
(Tue, Mar 26, 2013 04:12:49 PM)
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I believe banning smoking is a much required step. Someone has mentioned above that banning smoking will effect those employed in cigarette manufacturing units etc. I agree that it is a matter of concern but we have to bear a few stings in order to work towards a healthy society. It's, in a way, choosing between unemployment and cancer! I am sure everybody will prefer the former. Moreover it's not really choosing unemployment as the government can do something for those who get directly effected by this ban (of course if it wishes to).
Banning smoking can not have worse effects than smoking already has. It may be difficult to be done but definitely worth it. |
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Chaithra Reddy said:
(Sat, Mar 23, 2013 03:36:21 PM)
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| Yes, smoking must be banned because if the smoker is attacked by cancer then what abut his family and children who need him the most in there life. So, smoking must and should be banned. |
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Darren said:
(Fri, Mar 22, 2013 06:04:14 AM)
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Well firstly know one knows what causes cancer.
Secondly it should be the individuals choice that is as thing called freedom.
Third smokers don't die young.
Fourth there is far more adult smokers than there is young smokers.
Five drugs are simple proof that banning doesn't work it just creates new crimes because people have to take different routes to get cigarettes in turn creating gangs and cartels.
People should be educated on what is harmful to them based on fact. Not fairy tale fear tactic stats.
And if they want to continue to smoke then that's fine its there choice if they don't like the idea of it that is also fine don't smoke.
What should not be done is one party saying no and forcing another party not to. That is called fascism.
And I thought we where all from free country's.
What's next the banning of stringed instruments like the so called terrorists that you all the despise because of there inhumane behaviour.
Or maybe ban Jews from living like the Nazis did.
How about you look in the mirror. |
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Alok said:
(Mon, Mar 18, 2013 09:36:13 PM)
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According to my opinion smoking cannot be banned completely because selling tobacco products generates a lot of revenue and a lot of money goes into the account of the government by imposition of taxes on this revenue. By applying a complete ban on it will result in a huge amount of loss for the government.
Hence alternate steps should be encouraged by the government such as banning of smoking at the public places. This step is already been taken by government but due to flaws in the system, nobody is following this steps. Hence proper fine should imposed on the persons who are found doing these kind of activities. With the help of this step their would be large amount of reduction in the passive smoking that is one of the major problem of the today's society. Our police management should also come forward to prevent these kind of activities. |
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Surajit Saha said:
(Mon, Mar 11, 2013 01:16:58 PM)
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Hello friends, it's really nice to be seated with you for this exiting Gd topic.
I don't think that smoking should be banned completely. Because there is some issue related with cigarette. Like cigarette industry, lots of worker and there family depend on this industry. They get their daily wages from this industry as in our India there are lots of cigarette industry. Another issue is that some people don't think to live without cigarette, they take it in each 5 min. They know it cause cancer, but they are helpless. Another thing is that every people know that which thing is injurious for their health, cigarette is one of them. So it's totally their decision whether to take it or not. I don't thing so that cigarette must be banned for them. |
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J.Deep said:
(Fri, Mar 1, 2013 07:08:17 PM)
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Ya, I also think that smoking should be completely banned because it is bad habit, It is a black spot on society, It causes number of diseases like lung cancer, it also increase death rate, It is badly contaminated environment. But some people think that it should not be banned because it act as status symbol, it is helpful in meditation, it reduce stress and strain, It is a good source of bread and butter, Factories of smoking provided employment.
I personally presume that it should be completely banned. |
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Mvprajapti said:
(Thu, Feb 28, 2013 04:39:09 PM)
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At the cost of human lives, revenue earning to the country is meaningless. So save people from smoking and stay healthy.
Because unless & until there is no good health among our youngsters, nation will be not strongly built. & if nation is not built healthy, then how we can get the fruitful results of development? |
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Anshu said:
(Sun, Feb 24, 2013 11:10:15 PM)
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No, I know its shocking to everyone but ban is not facilitate to eliminate cigarette smoking. We all know drugs are banned in all country and in some country like Thailand if someone found involved in drugs trafficking sentence to death penalty instead of that we could not create a healthy and drugs free environment then how could one can say that ban is the right way.
Its all need making awareness among the people, ban all type of communication that promote the smoking and help to quit those are addicted in smoking. If we put ban on cigarette then cigarettes would manufacture for sure but government not liable to have tax from it and another source of black money will open. |
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Bhavna said:
(Fri, Feb 8, 2013 01:15:15 PM)
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| Yes, I agree that smoking should be banned completely banned even in movies although they instruct that smoking is injurious to health but by watching your favorite celebrity smoking, it follows a trend and mostly youngster caught in this cobweb. |
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Ben Ropiy said:
(Sun, Jan 13, 2013 12:26:18 AM)
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| Smoking should be completely allowed because it is the smokers own choice to smoke and there is lots of tax money to be made on smokes. If we banned smoking, all the tobacco farmers would be out of a job. |
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Mns98 said:
(Sat, Jan 12, 2013 08:38:11 PM)
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I want to put forward some points related to the topic. Yes, we all know smoking is injurious to health and it does cause many health related problems in near future but a total ban in smoking is somewhat have to considered in a bigger frame which includes the smoker, his surroundings and the government.
There is no question about it that government gets a handsome of revenue from all the sales that are committed. But, a sudden ban in smoking calls for a strict protocol where all the frame elements mentioned above play there role. And at last the main hindrance which I feel will be accommodating all the addicts in rehabilitation centers which mainly is a personal choice rather to be forced down. |
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Puru said:
(Mon, Jan 7, 2013 01:31:10 PM)
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| Yes, I also agree with all this people that think smoking should be band completely because smoking is tremendously hazardous to health. I know that health is wealth if we lose our health we lose every thing. |
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Danyal Ahmad said:
(Sat, Dec 8, 2012 04:37:50 AM)
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| Yes, I also agree with all this people that think smoking should be band completely because it cost lots and lots of money. $10.00 per pack. And Some people are so addicted, they sometimes even take a entire pack of cigarette in one day. So $300.00 per month and $3000, 600 per year. Another reason why smoke should be band is because it damages your voice in just a few days! The last reason why smoke should be band is because it gives you lots of diseases such as cancer. |
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Akash Singh said:
(Tue, Dec 4, 2012 12:24:11 PM)
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| Yes, the smoking must be completely banned. We all can see the negative effects of smoking. We say that government is earning a lot from the taxes paid by tobacco industries but is the money and tax everything? Should the government play with the life of individuals only because of heavy taxes. The answer is no. Moreover, it is not the case that only tobacco industry is paying a heavy tax to the government. Government earns a lot from other means also. As tobacco has most of the negative effects that can lead to severe diseases and ultimately death of individuals, I must say that tobacco should be banned completely. |
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Sam91 said:
(Fri, Nov 30, 2012 11:17:04 AM)
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| While I agree that smoking is tremendously hazardous to health and is the cause of several respiratory problems, completely banning it would be counterproductive. It would eventually lead to the same result as banning things like gambling. People will find ways around the law to get it. A better alternative would be to create awareness among the populace regarding the effects of smoking, as well as help smokers to quit smoking. Encouraging use of nicotine patches might prove effective in this regard. Though smoking in public places should be banned as it effects not only the smoker but also people in their vicinity, as well as the environment in general. |
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Hannah said:
(Mon, Nov 19, 2012 09:24:55 PM)
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| The question really should be what's more important to you, a billion dollar industry or human life? Yes, the US government will loose revenue, and jobs but are either of those things more important than the lives of people. You decide. |
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Sumangala K said:
(Mon, Oct 29, 2012 02:45:32 PM)
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Hello friends.
Smoking is to bad for health this should be known to each individual of their own. Automatically there will be a decrease in percentage of smoking. Its not that one of the member of the family at is smoking be able to smoke seeing it. Even government had to give counselling in public or had to take some measures to ban smoking which is not done by the government. Then how this could be banned.
Government had to strictly close the smoke manufacturing company which is also their one of their duty. |
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Rajbir Borbora said:
(Fri, Oct 19, 2012 11:30:27 PM)
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| No smoking will not banned, because in 100 percentage of 90 percents are smokers in there world, they banning peoples that is (govt) are also like to smoking daily, every men are bring it in our mind its very dangerous its not good care for our family, I will smoke in my home means then my child also seeing, one day he is also bring the interest in smoking, then how it is banned. But they are printing in there cigarette boxes it is causing tobacco cancer, why they are manufacturing, they cigarette manufacturers are not having mind, they manufacturers are produced and it earn money. But middle class peoples are spending the money in hospitals only. |
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2313 said:
(Sun, Oct 7, 2012 06:01:13 PM)
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| Smoking is really so much injurious to health. So it is better to stop it with the strict norms but there should be some alternatives for the people who are earning with these things. Means gov should have firstly look after to give them the alternate job. |
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Riser_Will_Be_Back said:
(Fri, Oct 5, 2012 11:57:25 PM)
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According to my point of view, "smoking kills" holds true for always. Not just for the smoker but it hampers to the surrounding too. Now the problem with this is to how make this thing stop. The first and the most early step that a government should do, is, just banned it, next is banning it in the movies where the stars shows it as a style symbol. About the economy thing regarding tabbaco, the govt. Should provide some alternative to the farmers, which again will bring some good results to the economy and the farmers will also have a decent life standard.
For the teenagers there should be strong rules of punishments, for elders too. But strict norms is for the teenagers. Spreading awareness about the health issues. Showing the worst result with smoking. So that terror can be made. With complete awareness and knowledge this can be eliminated. The already addicted people can have some good treatment to get back to the normal. The alternate can be made to get oxygen in the nerves of brain.
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Ridhi said:
(Wed, Oct 3, 2012 11:29:35 PM)
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As we all know that smoking is injurious to health not only to those who are taking it but also for those who are nearby them.
Banning of smoking is not a one day process. Its required lots of effort but by implementing some protocols by the government and taking initial steps by the people then we can surly ban the smoking.
So according to me it should be banned completely because nothing should be more important than ones health. |
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Tenshi said:
(Mon, Oct 1, 2012 09:09:07 AM)
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"Smoking is injurious to health". We see this tag line many a times in the health advertisements, awareness campaigns to the cigarettes packets as well but does an active smoker does really care about what the message is trying to convey? No those are just lines for them and the message gains weight only when their health comes into being affected by it.
By smoking the person is not only destroying his health but also of the people around him as the study shows that a passive smoker is as equally prone to health problems as is an active smoker. Now the complete banning of smoking abruptly is impossible as considering the huge population of the smokers and the basic fact that the habit once formed cannot be suddenly discarded of, so instead the law enforcers should start with the baby steps by maybe imposing a heavy fine on the people smoking at the public places, charging a higher rate for the cigarette manufactures and maybe by making smoking a punishable act so that the number of smokers decreases at a steady and a constant rate yes of-course along with the awareness programmes being run simultaneously. |
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Shylaja S said:
(Sat, Sep 29, 2012 08:45:16 AM)
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Hi Everyone.
We can't completely banned cigarettes. Things we can do is.
1. Make the awareness in schools, colleges and universities.
2. Family members has to spend the time with a children by visiting the cancer centre to show how the people affected by a diseases and struggling for the life, while spending the time unnecessarily in cinemas, beaches and shopping etc….
3. Cancer patient pictures have to be banner in public places and exhibition centre.
4. Government need to increase the cigarette price like gold and petrol price etc. Then many of them will try to quit a smoke.
5. Huge amount of penalties have to be collect from the smokers. |
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Yasmin said:
(Sat, Sep 8, 2012 05:24:53 AM)
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| I think total smoking should be banned because they have banned other bad things but why not smoking? |
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Rahul said:
(Mon, Sep 3, 2012 11:08:20 AM)
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| Smoking is injurious to health. As everyone known to. Can we really aware from? that, because many question are raised, it should be ban. Government earns many for their taxes or many people will unemployed. But modern people, our youth are smoking and drinking. Because our generation creates that type of atmosphere. Govt should ban hukka center, pub, bear bar. That is very fair step to be taken, so donot spoil our people. |
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Boss said:
(Sun, Sep 2, 2012 11:21:02 PM)
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| Definitely smoking is so injurous to health and also to surroundings of the person. , but before going deeply. We should think why the habit of smoking continues still knew that its bad, because the reason is taking life as hell hence life is precious but people mis using it might the cause is that by seeing others are due to sad reasons some people opt smoking. Instead of smoking replace it by listening music, playing, making you to involve in other kind of activities I hope this is not easy to take but day by day if spend time on it I ensure that you will be at one day completely out of it. Cool. |
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Yamini said:
(Tue, Aug 28, 2012 04:06:15 PM)
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| Yes smoking should be banned completely. Because of it not only effect on the person (who smoke) but also their family members and also the people who around him. We do not have any right to spoil the other`s health. Its a common a sense. Nowadays we have so many facilities to stop smoking such as medicines, homeopathic treatment ect. Use the present technology and live long and make others live happy. |
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Sachin Rathore said:
(Sat, Aug 25, 2012 07:41:06 PM)
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Smoking and the tobacco eating is very injurious to health and can cause a lot of diseases such as lung or mouth or throat cancer.
But at the same time tobacco cultivation is the main earning source of many farmers in India. All these farmers can manage their food and earning through tobacco cultivation.
Now suppose if it is banned (tobacco cultivation) in India then how all these farmers will effected and how they live how they wear how they eat even they all not able to meet their daily needs because they have only the tobacco cultivation as the mean to produce cash. |
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Vivek said:
(Wed, Aug 22, 2012 05:49:34 PM)
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It is good for India to lose the income from tobacco cultivation by completely stopping tobacco cultivation and Import of Tobacco products which results in tobacco free India. At present govt does not ban the source but bans the product, it does not helps in anyway even though setting up numerous programs to educate people to stop using Tobacco products. Why this dual role played by the govt of India, on one hand govt want the income and on other hand it spend huge amount to stop people to consume the products (Tobacco).
I do not know the ill effects of stop the cultivation, But if it results in Good and Healthy India then we should not worry about the losses.
I beg India govt to Impose a ban on Tobacco cultivation.
May I know the effects of stopping Tobacco Cultivation. |
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Abhi said:
(Sat, Aug 18, 2012 07:02:04 PM)
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Hello friends I think that smoking should be completely banned from India because smoking is not only injurous to the person who smokes but also to the person who stands near him this is called indirect smoking. A few days ago australia apply a act in which smoking companies should print the photographs of the persons who are suffering from the diseases caused by the smoking. I think that India should also take this type of steps because some people don't pay attention to the text that "smoking is injurious to health" which is printed on cigeratte than I think that photographs can do the work and it is also depend on the person who smoke so government should make advertisement for this also and in books government should add the chapter of harms of smoking.
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Divya said:
(Wed, Aug 15, 2012 06:56:45 PM)
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| What I think is prohibition of smoking won't do much, though being written on packet"smoking is injurious to health " people consume them, so it completely depends on a persons' willingness to get rid of this. In this regard what government can do is to come up with advertisements putting emphasis on side-effects of smoking and to organize talk shows where people can come up with their queries in front of experts and doctors. |
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Someone said:
(Mon, Aug 13, 2012 12:58:50 PM)
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According to me, even complete ban of smoking can't stop addicted smokers from smoking. Among youth smoking is considered as thing to show off. There is a requirement of changing the mindset of people until and unless people themselves don't want to quit smoking no one can't make them do so.
Movies shows smoking as stylish think, while they should be dialog like "proud to be non-smokers". Something like "I have money, car, bank balance. What do you have?", "I have long life because I don't smoke".
Companies, organisations should have sign boards displaying "Proud to be Smoking Free". Government on its side instead of can make rules like government jobs only to non-smokers. Government can give allowance to non-smokers.
So concluding I would say to get rid of smoking we need to make smokers do it themselves, they should realize that its great to be a non-smokers. |
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Mitthi said:
(Wed, Aug 1, 2012 12:31:35 PM)
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| Smoking as we all know is very injurious to health and is ultimately fatal. But even if it is completely banned people addicted to smoking will definitely by relieve themselves by some or the other means, so a better step would be to stop its advertising. Even in movies, the smoking scenes should not be focused upon too much. Also smoking at public places and in front of children should be completely prohibited and some strict rules and punishments should be imposed on those who smoke. Awareness should be created more and more by anti smoke campaigns, its fatal effects on lungs and human system should be discussed etc. |
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Parul Kansal said:
(Mon, Jul 30, 2012 12:29:03 PM)
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Smoking should banned in India or in world, it doesn't depend on its government, but it depends on the people of country, whether they want or not.
We may see that it is always written on wrappers "Smoking is injurious to health" or "Smoking kills" but still people smoke, then what will be the benefit of implementing rules and regulations. Those who are regular smoker will search for new ways to relax them.
The complete ban is only possible when Government will not allowed any of the company to prepare all these kinds of things like cigarette, tobacco etc. Smoking causes the discomfort to and affect the health of people and it is more fatal for younger generation who are more addictive and prone to smoking. |
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Prashant said:
(Sun, Jul 22, 2012 07:53:15 PM)
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| Hi friends, in my opinion a complete ban on smoking will do nothing. Those persons who have a addiction towards it and believes it to be a stress reducer will find a way to smoke. If a person smokes in front of me and I cannot control it than that is not his fault but my. But smoking should be prohibited in public places and specially before the children. I know if government makes this law than their will be defaulters but instead of imposing fine on them it should be made mandatory for them to aware all the people specially children about the massive unbearable pain they will suffer if they indulge in this heinous habit. This must be the punishment for them. The media can help the government to a large extent. |
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Rajpal said:
(Sun, Jul 22, 2012 11:51:39 AM)
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| I do favor that smoking should be banned completely in India as we all know that smoking is injurious to health. The ban on smoking is a good initiative against smoking, but I think that banning on smoking only will not bring the good results. The government should ban the making of such products completely. By this action the next generation can be saved from this evil. The young children learn good or bad habits from the elders, so the elder should not smoking before the children. Moreover government should ban scenes of smoking on televisions and movies. Thank you. |
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Shijoy said:
(Tue, Jul 17, 2012 11:55:39 AM)
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Smoking should be stopped as it is injurious for health. And as looking to elders, young children also start smoking. Tobacco earns 7200 crore as excise revenue through tobacco. Government should take some steps to stop production of cigarettes in India. How can Government think of revenue earning by killing crores of people through cigarettes.
I am going to take some steps to stop SMOKING as it will be better for the coming generation. |
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Harendra Singh Dhaila said:
(Sat, Jul 7, 2012 11:05:47 AM)
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| It is really very interesting to hear different opinion for smoking. This is a universal truth that smoking is injurious to health. But one question arises that if it is well known fact to everyone that smoking is bad then why it is not banned. The simple answer answer is that government gets a very handsome revenue from these tobacco products and liquor, that is why they make a horrible picture on these tobacco products but does not ban them. So here a strict decision should be taken by government to ban them as other dangerous drugs (charas, ganja etc) are banned, also govt has to recover those revenue from some other heads to maintain the financial balance. Otherwise that time is not very far that our youth will be slave of tobacco. |
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Prashant said:
(Tue, Jul 3, 2012 07:47:48 PM)
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| Smoking is bad. What makes it worse is passive smoking. Those who smoke are definitely aware that it is injurious to their health. So it is their choice. However, those around smokers do not know and unknowingly / unwillingly they fall victims to passive smoking. Global Adult Tobacco Survey (India) gives alarming figures about passive smoking. |
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Lavanya said:
(Sat, Jun 30, 2012 06:38:50 PM)
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| Yes, I too agree the fact that "Smoking is injurious to health" and even this is written on every cigarette packet, so every one who smoke will know this but if they do it wanted then no one can save them. What the Govt do by banning smoking ? The people will find other ways to get the cigarettes so its the choice of the people to smoke and get injured and in the same by they should know the fact that they are not only getting injured but also injuring the people around them. Who gave the right to cause the harm to the people around them they should understand and stop smoking. |
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Rahul Ranjan said:
(Mon, Jun 25, 2012 12:33:30 PM)
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As we all know that how fast our system is in implementing a rule? now when the smoking is completely banned then implementation of these thing take a decade!now question is that why we talk about the complete banned on smoking, as the rappers already shows that"smoking is injurious for health " smoking kills" etc.
Banned on smoking is just a satisfaction of our mind, people who are habituate of those thing must find a another way to relax themselves, and we got nothing, smoking and refreshing is not a modern culture, these things were mixed in our culture from ancient time, if we make a complete banned then many people who is associated with these thing became jobless, the states like Andhra pradsh, bihar became revenue less as tobacco is their main source of income, instead of complete banned we have to talk about its bad effect and banned on public palace and for below 18, is a meaningful solution. |
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Abhishek said:
(Sun, Jun 17, 2012 12:20:37 PM)
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| Even the brand in the market have written that smoking is not good for any one, so there is no point to continue the production of such products. Government must have take some strong steps to eradicate smoking and conduct awareness programs without any break as they does for polio. |
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Soumya said:
(Tue, Jun 12, 2012 08:59:45 PM)
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| "Smoking is injurious to health", every person knows it, those who smoke and those who does not. If government want to become our moral guardian and want to ban smoking, it can make a law. But I think like many other laws it will eventually take place in dustbin. It is harsh to digest but smoking is there from the first era of human civilization and no law can stop it. So my view is increase the tax on cigarette 60-70% and 10% on bidi and let people enjoy it. |
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Sanjana said:
(Thu, Jun 7, 2012 12:48:43 PM)
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| Hi! I think smoking should be banned but not completely because it will greatly affect govt.'s income. To stop this nuisance we should aware people of its ill effects and in schools and colleges we should inspire & aware students not to smoke or to take any kind of drugs as it is only the students who are the future of the nation. The government should increase the prices of these cigarettes and drugs so that these can't be easily available for use of people, govt. Should also establish asylums to help people to get rid of this problem. |
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Shriya said:
(Wed, Jun 6, 2012 11:54:34 PM)
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| Smoking should be completely banned as it is a menace for our society. Smoking is such an activity that has no benefits but only disadvantages. It is being widely practiced by major population all because it leads to addiction. Any person cannot gain any kind of health benefit from this. It only leads to degradation of ones health. It causes mouth n lung cancer. It is not only harmful for the people who actually smoke but also for the other passive smokers. These people's health is affected and is more harmful for them. Definitely our govt. Has taken strict actions to cure and every packet of cigarette has a statutory warning but still being consumed widely. Therefore, in order to protect the lives of these stupid smokers govt. Should completely ban there use n its production. This will help in better health conditions. |
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Sameeksha said:
(Wed, Jun 6, 2012 05:19:31 PM)
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Majority of smokers do not know that smoking increases cholesterol and triglyceroid in blood and create damages to most of organ of body in two to three years of duration. Which in turn lead to sudden heart attack at the age of 40 to 45 and this leads to total loss of income for their family.
So health hazard of smoking shall be tough by some cardiologist in school and college level and show the heart attack cases and deaths due to this which causes sufferings to whole family when a person dies at the age between 30 to 50.
Govt should ban smoking in totality and tax on cigarette shall be 500 times, so it should be out of reach of normal person. |
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Rajesh Kumar said:
(Mon, May 28, 2012 08:37:33 AM)
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Should smoking be banned completely?
It has become fashionable in the world today to condemn smoking. However, although I feel that smoking can be harmful, I do not think it should be banned completely.
First, smoking undoubtedly helps many people to relax. For some, it even improves concentration. Many people like to smoke before exams or when they are relaxing with friends. A further point is that governments throughout the world make huge profits from levying taxes on cigarettes. This provides funds which are used for building schools, hospitals and other public amenities. The tobacco industry also employs tens of thousands of people throughout the world, particularly in poorer countries like Zimbabwe or India. Without cigarettes, these people would have no jobs. Also bans make people rebellious.
I would also argue that people should have the right to choose whether they smoke or not. People should not smoke in a room where there are non-smokers but surely they should be free to smoke elsewhere. The arguments against smoking are well known. Smoking has been shown to be dangerous to health. Heart disease, bronchitis and lung cancer have all been linked. A further issue is that smoking costs governments millions of pounds because of the large number of people who need treatment in hospitals for smoking related problems. There is also concern today about passive smoking. Recent research has shown that non-smokers can suffer health problems if they spend long periods of time among people who do smoke.
In general, the world would be a better place without cigarettes. However, the decision as to whether to smoke or not should be for each individual to make. |
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Kabir said:
(Sat, May 19, 2012 03:30:26 PM)
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Smoking should banned in India or in world, it doesn't depend on its government, but it depends on the people of country, whether they want or not.
As in today's world, almost many persons are educated, so they well know about them, what is harmful/harmless for them.
It should be banned for persons below age of 18, because the person is not so mature below that age and doesn't know what is good for him.
Above the age of 18, he/she is so mature to know good /bad about his/her.
So its his personal choice whether he wants to smoke or not. |
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Mamta said:
(Thu, May 17, 2012 12:03:37 AM)
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My personal view is that "SMOKING should be completely banned in India if possible then whole world”. According to records Smoking is killing nearly a million people a year in India and rural area people are more in numbers than urban areas and reason for this is their ILLITERACY. For this only our government is spreading general awareness which is not enough because death rate by smoking is not decreasing however it is increasing year by year. We all must have read Mahakavi kalidas story that is “He was sitting on a branch of a tree, trying to saw it off. " That same thing is being done by smokers and our government because the smokers are harming themselves as well as people around them after knowing all the side effects of smoking and government for revenue and for high taxes letting us die their youths who are the future of India.
So according to me to reduce smoking government should take some steps that are 1). Try to ban it. 2) increase literacy rate in rural areas. 3) spread awareness. 4) and those who are already addicted for them arrange some doctors for free Counseling and medications to quit smoking. |
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Indrajat said:
(Sat, May 12, 2012 09:17:36 PM)
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To ban completely a particular thing we first need to check out whether that thing is publicly harmful or not. Considering the fact that smoking the cigarette not only hampers the smoker but also his surroundings ban must be placed on it.
I appreciate the work taken by the government to place the slogans, charts (advertisements) depicting the harmful effects of smoking and passive smoking. Even after placing of lines like "smoking kills" or "tobacco kills" on cigarette packets why still the people smoke? and even after knowing this fact by govt why not a complete ban on it?
I think there are various reasons for it:1) cigarette packets are easily available in remote or urban areas at cheaper rate. 2) large amount of revenue generated from tobacco. 3) large amount of working force still on traditional job of making beddis (now cigarettes).
Completely banning the cigarette manufacturing (thus in directly smoking) would lead to job loss of various workers and loss of great revenue (for the govt) and also the fact that most of the smokers might resolve on taking something different for making their nerves calm (cigarette is mistakenly taken as stress buster by some of the young individuals).
Though there has been constant efforts by the govt to reduce the smoking (law passed for non showing of smoking scenes on TV or cinema, increase in age of cigarette smoking) would certainly reduce the smoking but a lot of general awareness is still required and an individual concern towards individual health and society wellness. |
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Pal said:
(Sun, May 6, 2012 05:23:48 PM)
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| Hi everyone according me smoking should be fully banned. Because we see around us when a person smoke that poison spread all around that. So others also affected. Due to smoking there are many diseases occurs. So it should banned. |
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Shweta said:
(Thu, May 3, 2012 10:18:15 AM)
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| See, to smoke or not to smoke is a completely personal choice. If you do not smoke its well and good but if you do, make sure that your friends and coworkers are not falling a victim to passive smoking. Because it has its own side effects also. We can provide smokers with a smoking zone, but we can not force them to smoke there only. So, it should be a social responsibility and conscience to keep the side effects of smoking limited to themselves only. |
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Mark M said:
(Tue, Apr 24, 2012 08:31:45 PM)
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Smoking should and shouldn't be banned, there should be a law that you can only smoke on private property, you shouldn't be allowed to smoke in public because it is harmful to everyone around them, I am very anti smoke if I am in any area that people are smoking I have to leave because I fear of second hand smoke, the government should more action to protect the people.
Arguments that support banning cigarettes.
Smoking kills.
Less cancer due from smoking.
Save people money.
Prevent second hand smoke.
Will help a pregnant person have a healthier child.
Causes diseases.
Points against my argument.
People will go insane.
People will lose jobs.
They will go to more harmful drugs.
Will be more taxes.
People will get charged because they won't stop smoking.
People are smart enough to make their own choices there are warning on every pack of cigarettes saying how bad they are and they show a picture of the side effect. |
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Spiteri said:
(Mon, Apr 23, 2012 03:29:09 PM)
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| If smoking is banned, then what happens to the cigarette companies? they will loose their jobs, obviously because they won't earn any money because nobody will buy it! If it is banned, it will become just like drugs anyway, like through the black market etc. It is a the person's decision. If they want to kill themselves then let them, we cannot baby feed them. |
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Gautam Khetwal said:
(Fri, Apr 13, 2012 10:30:20 PM)
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NO, smokers smoke for heat and relief (army people, village people). It is up to an individual if he wants to smoke or not. Like wise even automobiles produce harmful gases which effect in masses, so even that should be banned. But all will say no for that.
BUT smoking should be banned in PUBLIC PLACES ! In his personal life it is up to the person as long as he is not troubling his neighbors with it ! |
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Satish Mohite said:
(Thu, Apr 12, 2012 03:44:02 PM)
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| I don't think that banning on smoking will completely led to stop its usage, rather people should be encouraged not to go for the bad thing which may harm their health. One thing should be noted that govt is getting huge revenue from tobacco industries around 7200Cr the banning in this means burden on financial strength of our country. Even govt has no right to interfere the personal matter of the people, he can only increase the awareness against the smoking and its side-effects. Yet govt has so many policies like no-smoking zone, no smoking in public place, at the govt office etc. |
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Ruchika said:
(Tue, Apr 10, 2012 10:10:18 PM)
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Hi everyone,
Yes smoking should completely banned. It is like a slow poison it kills the person slowly who consume it, it has many harmful effects not only for the person who is habitually of smoking but it will also affect the person who is around that person who is smoking, habit of smoking can cause cancer, heart attack, swelling of lungs etc. If pregnant women smoke she can increase the rate of low birth weight, premature baby etc. And it can also change the original color of your lips.
Government thinks that giving warning on cigarette packets can fulfill their duties but they never take any step to banned. Government should think of their people and about their health first instead of earning high revenues from this cigarette company and people should also understand that consequences of smoking can be very bad for themselves and also for their family, instead of wasting money on buying cigarette they should invest in some productive think.
Only banning of these harmful things will not going to help we all should understand our duties. |
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Nandini said:
(Tue, Apr 10, 2012 01:06:42 PM)
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| I fully agree with this, all knows smoking is harmful for every and each person then why it not banned yet. I don't thing these things to be produce smoking always pay for us. Sometimes it pay life and sometime relation, goodwill, respect. etc. Thus it banned totally in our life. |
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Manoj Kumar Singh said:
(Sat, Apr 7, 2012 09:03:48 PM)
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| BEFORE start smoking you feel for a second your guide marker use these thing. I feel when you use such type of items in your life you sameful for your Guide marker. So I appeal with you avoid such type of routine items,after that you feel always happy.I hope for such type thing "Govt Rule " required. |
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Krishna said:
(Wed, Apr 4, 2012 04:38:32 PM)
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| Smoking should be banned as its injurious to both the people the one who is smoking and the one standing near him. Many social awareness campaigns, notices, advertisements are made to educate people about its ill-effects but still people don't understand. Even warnings are given on the cigarette boxes but still people use it. Its individual's decision to whether give up smoking or not. But still government can do their bit by banning smoking. |
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Sudha said:
(Wed, Apr 4, 2012 04:01:22 PM)
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| Yes it should banned because it is not spoiling the smoker health alone it also person who near with the smoker also because it pollute the air. |
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Surren said:
(Tue, Apr 3, 2012 07:01:31 PM)
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Smocking should be like totally banned well if smocking is only spoiling the smokers health then fine go on who's stopping you but it's also spoiling the health of those who breaths the smoke so that's why it SHOULD BE BANNED FOREVER. Why is it that innocent children, teenagers and adults has to be the one to be punished with cancer.
SOMEONE REALLY HAS TO TELL THE GOVERNMENT THAT ITS ACTUALLY KILLING MORE THEN THEM. |
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Pooja Joshi said:
(Wed, Mar 28, 2012 01:49:01 PM)
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Yes, smoking should be banned completely. Because
1. It is harmful for health. I cause many diseases such as asthma, cancer and other dangerous respiratory diseases.
2. It harmful for the other people. It causes asthma in infants, adults, and old person.
3. A person uses tobacco because it is available to him/her. If we will ban it so he/she can not use it.
4. Now-a-days adults are using tobacco at early age. They are following a dangerous trend of using tobacco and other intoxication products.
So smoking should be banned completely. |
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Harimohan Soni said:
(Tue, Feb 28, 2012 06:53:39 PM)
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| Banning smoking completely is not a solution because their is ample awareness about the bad effect produced by smoking. Govt.needs money and it will in the form of taxes paid. We don't say that Govt. is not worried about the health of citizen's. Now, enough information is printed on cigratee box, one can easily read the warning. This is up to us only that are we concern our health or not. |
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Ranu said:
(Fri, Feb 24, 2012 12:30:41 PM)
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"smoking is injuries for health" even an uneducated person is aware of this very fact then also mass is indulge in smoking. govt of india will not banned cigarates as they get huge amount of taxes from such brands . and as we all know that taxes are used for benifit of nation. rather than saying smoking should be banned by govt we should take step to stop smoking at persnal level.
in my opinion banning smoking is not the solution of problem. because this will lead to unemployment of the people who works in industry where production of cigatate take place. |
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Kriti said:
(Tue, Feb 21, 2012 12:53:22 AM)
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I don't think banning smoking is a good idea as people are educated enough to know their good and bad even though if they are choosing to smoke its their personal choice and Govt can not force any decision on its people in a democratic country like India. Even if it will be banned people will search for another option to harm their health as well said necessity gives birth to all inventions and it is general tendency that humans are more attracted to the things which they can not get/reach easily. They will buy it anyway by paying some extra money to unauthorised dealers.
So, the understanding of quitting smoking should come from one's inside by it cannot be put forcefully on any one. |
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Tanya said:
(Thu, Feb 16, 2012 03:40:14 PM)
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| Smoking kills!!! I believe that smoking should be banned completely. Nicotine, the major constituent of tobacco is extremely injurious to health. Cigarette smokers inhale 60 mg of nicotine after smoking a pack of 20 cigarettes while passive smokers inhale 7 mg. It is highly carcinogenic and can be fatal. Even though warnings are present on the boxes, people do not understand their responsibility. So a bold step should be taken by the Government and smoking should be banned and its production should be controlled. |
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Neha said:
(Wed, Feb 15, 2012 12:38:26 PM)
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| It is written on Cigratte packet itself that "Smoking is injurious to health".Today in India people are educate enough to read and understand English:D.But if the person still going for it then it means its his personal choice.Smoking does lead to number lung diseases which includes cancer also.It reduces a person's life expentency by 3 minutes.People who smoke are matured enough to know all these things.It means they are ready to put their life on risk.Government can make rules to ban smoking in public and under certain age.But it cant ban it completely. It is a person's choice whether to smoke or not.The determination of quitting smoking should come in that person's mind only.You cant force anybody to quit smoking. |
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Latika said:
(Thu, Feb 9, 2012 05:23:15 PM)
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Smoking should be banned totally because.
A) Smoking is injurious to the health of smoker & also to the one who is around him.
B) Smoking also wastes lot of money.
C) small children's are also affected if someone smokes in front of them & they also learn to smoke.
So due to above reasons smoking should be banned. |
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Annie said:
(Wed, Feb 1, 2012 10:33:11 PM)
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| Hi. I think smoking should not be banned completely. Yes, a legal age should be there to buy cigarette packets. But banning smoking is like forcing a decision on someone's personal choice. After a particular age a person is capable of taking decisions for his good or bad. It should be left on him/her whether he/she wants to take on a habit that would take him to the way to death or not. Awareness programs should be run to spread the disadvantages of smoking. And smoking should be definitely banned in public places. |
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Kuljeet said:
(Wed, Feb 1, 2012 01:09:08 PM)
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| Majority of the people are educated and health conscious.They understand that smoking is not only injurious to their health but also to the health of people around them. A awareness program on'injuries caused by smoking' may work successfully rather than completely banning smoking.In my opinion we cannot force a addicted person to quit smoking. Smoking should not be banned completely but smokers should be helped to quit smoking. |
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Mohandas said:
(Sun, Jan 29, 2012 08:24:29 PM)
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| Yes smoking is banded completely because it is harmful to all peoples. It is not more harmful to those people that take smoking but it is more harmful to that people that sit near smoked people because his cigarate smoke goes inside the nearer people that is very dangerous for his health. Smoking is banded completely most of public places like petrol pumps, train, buses, hospitals, schools, or mostly in serials or movies because childrans learn easily and make habit to smoking and in petrol pumps, buses, train because there is dangers for accidental fire. Danger of live very innocent people. |
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Shakil said:
(Sat, Jan 28, 2012 03:19:19 PM)
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| In my point of view, yes, Smoking should be banned completely. As it leads so many harmful effects on human body. It indirectly effect the human mind as well. As we know that healthy body keeps healthy mind. One who smokes, has no controll on his/she thinking. Most of the crimnals are smokers. Smokers do not have good ability to differentiate between the good and the bad things. So they not only polluted the atmosphere, but also the society... |
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Junaid Qamar said:
(Sun, Jan 22, 2012 12:12:29 AM)
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Smoking should not be banned. !,
Because cigarettes and bidis contribute a lot to Indian Tax Revenue also millions of houses getting basics needs by those cigarettes and bidis producing industries which can't be replaced by other things. |
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Sameer said:
(Fri, Jan 20, 2012 10:59:19 PM)
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| It will not be banned, because government is earning heavy revenue via taxation of tobacco, cigarette. And their are many people who's bread butter relies on tobacco industry so it can never being possible to make ban on smoking. Rather than we strictly ban smoking on public places which seems quite practicable. |
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Mohita said:
(Tue, Jan 17, 2012 02:39:01 PM)
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Smoking can not be banned at a one go, rather it should be eradicated at a gradual slow pace, because there are certain problems or after effects associated with the health of a smoker if he quits smoking at once.
# people can be made aware of hazardous effects of smoking by campaigns and by public advertisements.
# family members of the smoker can influence by limiting the no. Of cigarates for him in a day.
# government can plan to limit the selling of cigarates such as by making a rule so that shopkeepers are not selling a packet to a certain customer for not more then once in a certain no. Of days. |
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Gauraw said:
(Mon, Jan 16, 2012 12:50:11 PM)
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Ya I appreciate some of the above views but I want to say how smoking will be banned completely. It is a kind of thing which can't be banned completely but can be minimized through public awareness and prohibiting it in public places.
Question arises of banning the product let be remind you these tobacco industries are charged very heavily. Which contributes to the national growth. If they will be banned there will be a loss to the nation. |
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Avishek Sengupta said:
(Thu, Jan 12, 2012 11:23:20 AM)
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As there is no doubt that smoking is injuriously to health, so smoking should be banned. But it will not solve the problem at all. Cause a huge percent of world population is addicted to it and addiction can't be stopped in one day. There should be a long process to remove the addiction.
Otherwise like illegal use of drugs and weeds, cigar smoking will also be used illegally. Rather there are few ways to solve it-.
1. Public smoking should be totally banned. Strong punishment should be given (100 rs. Fine not the solution).
2. Government and ngos should take initiative of rehabilitation by giving free nicotine tablets etc. Because many addicted peole want to came out from it but can't. Like the poor people can't buy costly quit smoking gums. So they should be given these for free.
3. Anti smoking campaign using affected lungs pictures should be done from basic level in schools to make them understand it is how much harmful. |
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Vikram Rathore said:
(Fri, Jan 6, 2012 05:47:39 PM)
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| According to me we come in this world with some some good and bad things. So there are always 2 possibilities like a two sides of the coin. So we must use these things in a limited way so that it cannot effect our health. But some people take these in unlimited way or addicted way which is not good. So my statement on this topic is this it cannot be banned completely but we must know our limits to take such kind of things. |
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Aishu said:
(Fri, Dec 30, 2011 02:57:20 PM)
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| Hi friends,we all are known that smoking is injurious to health.so we have to move back from that.Its not good thing for blaming the companies. |
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Himanshu said:
(Fri, Dec 30, 2011 08:24:39 AM)
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Hi everyone.
Friends just think is banning the solution of eradicating this menace. Just think if it will be banned than what about all those workers, what about the industry. Smoking is the personal choice, rather than banning cigarette we have to cut those scenes from movies in which hero beats after smoking or drinking.
People start smoking in glamor, but later get addicted, so we have to stop the youth from getting attracted toward this dark side of glamor.
I think by two ways we can reduce the smoking, "support and responsibility".
Support of family, friends in abandoning this habit. We don't have to look to smokers with suspicious eyes, they are no different they are one of us. Open more and more rehab, parents become friend of child so that they can monitor every activity.
Responsibility of smokers themselves, if they want to smoke than they need to affect their health only not of others, no public smoking (we can impose fine on smoking in public place and also strictly follow that).
ITS NOT WHAT ENTERS MAN'S MOUTH IS EVIL, ITS WHAT COMES OUT OF HIS MOUTH IS. |
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Srinu said:
(Wed, Dec 28, 2011 08:47:09 AM)
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Smoking should be banned.... it should be done in step by step process... if we ban it right from tomorrow there are still many ways to get the cigars illegally...
I would like to say government should take some serious steps like
---> There shouldn't be any advertising regarding tobacco products n first they have to ban the advertisment boards of tobacco products.
---> Govt should ban the different brands of tobacco products n there should be only one brand n the name of the brand shouldn't be on the cigarate packets....
---> There should be ban of smoking in public places and have to take some serious action against the one who doesn't follow it.
---> Instead of the names there should be symbols and pictures of the parts of our body which are effected by cigars...
Actually this process was followed by Australian govt and got great success with in 20 years..
Hope one day India will be free of Smokers |
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Raghav said:
(Sat, Dec 3, 2011 11:15:28 PM)
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Smoking should be banned completely...
Because
--> It is not only harmful to the smoker but also to the persons around him.
--> Once used to that habit one can't live even an hour without it and becomes panic
in its unavailability.
--> Many a person are wasting money on this bad habit even they are poor and their
families need money.
But in my view this step only minimises these effects to a level but for complete eradication of smoking problem IN ADDITION TO SMOKING, SELLING OF CIGARETTES ALSO SHOULD BE BANNED |
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Herisha said:
(Mon, Nov 14, 2011 12:35:01 PM)
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| Well for starters smoking is one of those things that no matter how hard we try we cannot stop. It will be very hard to stop it. Once we stop the black market would open which is no good thing. Therfore smoking should not be banned. |
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Justine said:
(Thu, Sep 22, 2011 06:03:32 PM)
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| Availability of Cigarettes in market makes future promises to test them out. So govt. should pass a law such that buying and selling of Cigarettes as an Criminal Offense, as IPC 309 ie.attempt to commit suicide. So that future generations will be saved from its tentacles. "No one came to earth as smokers; it's society around them making smokers" |
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Cheku said:
(Thu, Sep 22, 2011 05:47:37 PM)
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We all know that smoking is injurious to our health. Even it is also written in the packets. Then still why do we smoke? Smoking is a thing which is dependent on personal interest of the person. I think smoking must be banned and industries which make cigarettes should be closed by government. Smoking creates millions of cancer patient every year and all chain smoker knows that fact but they don`t stop smoking because they don`t feel pain when they smoke.Cigerrates are hazardous for health. They are not like wine or alcohol, if had in little quantities as per prescription can help your health. However, before banning cigerrattes following points should be given due preference-
1 Creating awareness among youth of the hazardous effects of cigarettes.
2 Making cigerattes unaffordable product, doubling and tripling taxes and increasing the cost.
3 Encouraging the production of those products which will help recovering from the addiction towards cigarettes. Recently, Nicorette, one of such product came into market.
4 Encourage use of 'kaadivellam*', so that smokers will lose their interest in smoking and start to consume them.
*NB.kaadivellam is a special type of energy drink used commonly in our locality. |
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Hirak said:
(Thu, Sep 22, 2011 12:33:40 AM)
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Smoking is really injurious to health but it cannot be ban completely as there are still people who leave on smoking and even government earn huge amount of money by imposing taxes on such injurious products and such industries!
Its easy to say that a person can leave smoking easily but its very tough for person to do that as it is his habitual habit and it has become his routine. |
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Vyom said:
(Thu, Sep 1, 2011 01:01:16 PM)
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Smoking is hazardous and life threatening, I totally agree with this fact. But it should be banned completely ; I don't think that would be a smart move. It may have an adverse effect on both, tobacco production which accounts for a handsome share in our GDP and the people who haven't quitted smoking yet. As we all know smoking can't be quitted over night and if goverment will ban smoking before taking smokers out of grip of tobacco, it would be fatal for them.
Apart from this smoking is banned for minors and every cigratte packet do have a proclaimed statuary warning on it, that means a smoker is smoking with his/her own consent and he is mature enough to take any decision. Cigrattes are health wrecker and so are pain killers, sleeping pills and cocoa leaves that is famous in our country as 'Pan'.
Recently UN under its narcotics law, has banned chewing of cocoa leaves in bolivia, chewing cocoa leaves is a tradition there and so it is in our country, would it be right to do that? My stance about this topic is against the banning of smoking, rebuffing it out of public places was a fair move, making it out of reach from minors was a smart step but banning it won't be a good move from a a devoloping country as ours, which direly needs to keep growing with steady rate. |
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Gajendra said:
(Mon, Aug 29, 2011 11:34:47 PM)
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| I personally feel that smoking should be banned compleately. There are pleanty of reasons for this. Smoking not only affects the one who smokes but also affects the enviornment over there. Lets say if someone is standing beside the smoker then the smoke which comes out of ciggarate affects alot to the person who inhales it than the one who is smoking. It affects out natural enviornment and also human beings are affected with various dieases beacuase of smoking. |
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