Smoking or non-smoking? Each one decides for himself. However, you should be aware that there are places where smoking is prohibited by current law.
The prevalence of the habit leads to the fact that adolescents start smoking as early as 11-12 years old. What can this lead to? Even pregnant and lactating mothers do not deny addiction to themselves. Parents smoke inside their apartments, on the balconies, without even thinking that they are shortening not only their lives, but also the lives of their children.
The main idea of the law is to use it to protect the health of the country's citizens and protect against the negative consequences of inhaling cigarette smoke. According to statistical studies, a very high mortality rate is due precisely to this addiction. However, not only smokers suffer from smoking, but also the people around them.
List of places where smoking is prohibited by law
- Educational institutions, as well as institutions that are associated with the promotion of a healthy and sporty lifestyle.
- cultural institutions.
- Facilities for hospitals, polyclinics, sanatoriums and other sanatorium-resort areas.
- Long-distance trains.
- Vessels providing passenger delivery services.
- Urban and intercity public transport.
- Hotel buildings and other facilities made available for accommodation purposes.
- In cafes and restaurants, you can smoke only on balconies or summer playgrounds.
- Places of congestion of people: the market, places of commerce, places destined to the placement of social services.
- Buildings and territories of government agencies.
- Workplaces and zones.
- Apartment building elevators.
- Territories of gas stations and aircraft.
- Playgrounds for children and public beaches.
No-smoking areas may be determined at the discretion of the land or facility owner.
If desired, the owner can equip himself with a special place for smoking. It can be outdoors or it can be indoors. In the second case, it will be necessary to take care of the installation of a ventilation system. The law sets special requirements for such places: in a room where smoking is prohibited, it is necessary to install a special sign, which will show a cigarette crossed out in a circle.
Smoking ban in several countries
In most countries, tougher measures to combat smoking were implemented long ago. In the first phase, each country implements measures to ban smoking in crowded places. In almost all countries, a significant fine is imposed on the violator for failing to comply with this law.
In the United States, for smoking a cigarette in the wrong place, the offender will have to pay an impressive fine. In the UK, this figure is even higher. In Greece, they are also actively fighting this addiction, as smoking in the wrong place is fined. In Japan, the fight against smoking is on a large scale, there is even a certain list of streets where smoking is completely prohibited.
The list of places in all countries where smoking is prohibited is almost the same. However, having arrived in a foreign country, it is still better to familiarize yourself with its laws separately. Smoking areas are usually marked everywhere with certain signs. Some countries even take steps to limit the sale of cigarettes. The most non-smoking country is the Vatican. Since 2002, smoking has been completely banned there.
Most countries have focused their efforts not only on identifying non-smoking areas, but also on promoting healthy lifestyles. Defining no-go areas is humiliating for many smokers, as they now have to hide and go to places where smoking is possible. The person begins to feel a little marginalized and, over time, looks for fewer and fewer places to smoke. With a favorable environment, all this leads to a person quitting smoking.
Since the passage of the law, the statistical indicators have improved significantly. Not only did the level of sales of tobacco products decrease, but positive changes in the birth rate began to be observed, the number of pathologies in newborns decreased. For the better, the statistics on mortality from lung and throat cancer have changed. This bad habit is a powerful weapon of mass destruction that claims more lives per year than any war on the planet.
Currently, the state is trying not only to restrict smoking areas, make cigarettes a luxury item (gradually increasing their cost), but is also actively fighting against cigarette advertising in the media. It is not so often to see people smoking on TV screens and in movies.