*DEBATE* Should public smoking be banned? Winner = Klock

[Bef]

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[Syd]

I believe that there should be specific areas, such as schooling establishments and certain areas where young children may possibly be at harm should be anti-smoking areas. But if you ban public smoking completely, people will be angry that they cannot go out with their colleagues and friends who are also smokers to be allowed not to smoke. I have smoked since I was 13 and have smoked publicly under my own attention for the past 6 years and would be upset that I wouldn't be allowed to smoke in public places such as pubs. I understand they have banned smoking in football grounds which is quite right within the law, yet people still seem to do it. So I believe that if a ban does come out on smoking publicly it will probably fall on deaf ears and people will still push the laws to the limit by smoking in pubs and throwing cigarette ends on the ground.

[Jin]

as its more dangerous and more addictive than heroin etc.

That is a complete lie and whoever said that is a fool, heroin is far more addictive and dangerous! Usually it takes only the first try in most people to get addicted it whereas 2 cigarettes (on average) a person usually smokes to become addicted.

Not to mention that heroin is far harder to quit and the withdrawal symptoms have led to people committing suicide due to the immense pain. Also, do you even realise how much more dangerous heroin is? You chance your life with every fix you take, you never know the potency of the mixture and not to mention the additives which are added to heroin to make a 1kg supply of Smack magically turn into 3kg. Its white as pure and even pre-processed china white (usually 90%) but the thing you actually get delt is usually a brown or pale yellow colour. They add brick dust, rat poison, cement / plaster powder and to think people usually inject this stuff into their veins.

Have you ever heard of an over-dose of tobacco? Heroin is so addictive people turn to other serious crimes in order to pay for their habit.

Cannabis in its self is still just as bad (as tobacco) to smoke especially with the point made about the cillia hairs in your throat, cannabis burns hotter than tobacco so what chance has your lungs got to keep debris out? Yeah I have had my fair share of cannabis in my time but I can actually feel the difference of smoking it compared to tobacco I feel much worse. For several days after I am as scatty as can be and I cant remember where I put my wallet or keys which I had in my hand 2 mins ago i will do silly things like start day dreaming whilst doing something crucial such as when I am filling the car up with petrol.

[ross]

That is a complete lie and is totally made up, heroin is far more addictive usually it takes only the first try in most people to get addicted it is supposedly 2 cigarettes (on average) a person smokes to become addicted.

Not to mention that heroin is far harder to quit and the withdrawal symptoms have led to people committing suicide due to the immense pain. Also, do you even realise how much more dangerous heroin is? You chance your life with every fix you take, you never know the potency of the mixture and not to mention the additives which are added to heroin to make a 1kg supply of Smack magically turn into 3kg.

Have you ever heard of an over-dose of tobacco? Heroin is so addictive people turn to other serious crimes in order to pay for their habit.

Cannabis in its self is still just as bad to smoke especially with the point made about the cillia hairs in your throat, cannabis burns hotter than tobacco so what chance has your lungs got to keep debris out?

I agree with that 100%. Heroin is way harder to quit, and the aftermath has lead to suicidal accident and such and such.

[Baving]

Heroin is meant to be the most addictive drug out there but I also believe that drugs such as canabis and exctasy are equally the same.

[le harry]

I think it should be stoped, I mean people are dieing every minute from cancer and still they keep it? There making people rich form us dieing, also everyone that is around the person who is smoking is Passive smoking, it could be a small kid or an elderly man, either way it's harming people in the community and killing people.

What do people get out of it? Why start in the first place if you know its going to ruin your life, We WASTE millions on trying to cure cancer and all that stuff when people are basically SELLING it to people through cigerattes, I think its abnormal to sell them, dont you feel bad selling cancer?

I can understant peer pressure and all that stuff having to try smoking etc but whats the point? Cant you just say, "Sorry guys, I dont wanna ruin my life", if your FRIENDS are offering it to you, well there not friends, you really need new ones. Dont get su'cked in to trying it.

So I say BAN smoking in public areas...

[RLY-CRAIG?]

You mean drugs lik Cannabis?

Cannabis has never killed anyone directly. Its only bad for you when you smoke it with tobacco, as tobacco contains more and worse things than the roads and your domestic cupboard ith your cleaning products.

Tobacco should be made a class A drug, as its more dangerous and more addictive than heroin etc. And Cannabis should be make legal!

Omg do you even know what you're saying? Smoking is no way as bad as canabis and heroin you idiot-That stuff could kill you in one go-What a noob

[Adam$]

Omg do you even know what you're saying? Smoking is no way as bad as canabis and heroin you idiot-That stuff could kill you in one go-What a noob

He's not a noob for that. :\ Cannabis couldn't kill you in one go.

[GJay]

yes it should be banned, it kills hte people who smoke, it kills hte people around them...it just kills. STOP SELLING CIGARETTES!

[Jin]

Heroin is meant to be the most addictive drug out there but I also believe that drugs such as canabis and exctasy are equally the same.

Cannabis is no way nearly equally addictive, not in my experience anyway.

Heroin is just damn well wrong, the drug they used to give to people to overcome their pain is called "methodone" and that in its self is even more addictive than heroin so people who tried to give up and failed soon became methodone addicts hence why methodone is no longer used in rehab clinics.