As to whether smoking should be banned in public places, people hold different opinions. Some people think that smoking in all public places should be banned, while others think that people should have the right to choose when and where to smoke. I agree with this idea because (1) second-hand smoke harms the health of people around and (2) cigarette butts discarded after smoking will have a negative impact on the environment.
First of all, smoking is a harmful behavior, it not only harms the smoker’s health, but also has a negative effect on the people around. For smokers, they need to smoke every day, which makes them more likely to get lung cancer. For people around you, in public places such as restaurants are enjoying food, someone is smoking next to you, the pungent smell of smoke will affect appetite and harm health. In addition, smoking in public places will set a bad example to children and teenagers, which will lead them to imitate smoking, thus affecting the healthy development of children.
On the other hand, randomly discarded cigarette butts may cause environmental harm, for smokers,this may be a convenient and rapid way, but for the environment, it may cause irreparable harm, such as cigarette butts if not extinguished on the ground, blown by the wind just fall on easy to burn items, will cause fire, may therefore affect personal safety.
In conclusion, in view of its negative effects, it is argued that smoking should be banned in public places.