To smoke or not to smoke? It is up to everyone to decide. However, you should be aware that there are places where smoking is prohibited under current laws.
The prevalence of the habit leads to adolescents starting to smoke as early as 11-12 years of age. What can this lead to? Even pregnant and lactating mothers deny themselves addiction. Parents smoke inside their apartments, on the balconies, not even thinking that they will shorten the lives of not only their own children.
The main idea of the law is to use it to protect the health of the country’s citizens and the negative consequences of inhaling cigarette smoke. According to statistical studies, the very high mortality rate is due to this dependence. However, it is not only smokers who suffer from smoking, but also the people around them.
List of places where smoking is prohibited by law
- Educational institutions as well as institutions related to the promotion of a healthy lifestyle and sports.
- cultural institutions.
- Premises of hospitals, polyclinics, sanatoriums and other sanatorium resorts.
- Long distance trains.
- Ships providing passenger transport services.
- Urban and intercity public transport.
- Hotel buildings and other accommodation.
- Smoking is only allowed on the summer verandas or in the playgrounds in the cafés and restaurants.
- Places of congestion: markets, trading places, rooms for social services.
- Government buildings and areas.
- Workplaces and zones.
- Elevators in residential buildings.
- Areas of petrol stations and aircraft.
- Playgrounds for children and public beaches.
A prohibited smoking area may be determined at the discretion of the owner of the site or room.
If desired, the owner can install a special place for smoking. It can be outdoors or indoors. In the second case, the ventilation system must be installed. The law sets special requirements for these places: a separate sign must be placed in the smoking area around which the crossed-out cigarette can be seen.
Smoking ban in different countries
In most countries, more stringent measures to combat smoking have long been in place. In the first phase, all countries will implement measures to ban smoking in crowded places. Almost all countries impose significant fines for violating this law.
In America, if you smoke a cigarette in the wrong place, the offender will have to pay an impressive fine. In the UK, this amount is even higher. They are also actively fighting this addiction in Greece, where they are fined for smoking in the wrong place. In Japan, the fight against smoking is huge, and there is even a certain list of streets where smoking is completely forbidden.
The list of non-smoking places is almost the same in all countries. However, once you arrive in a foreign country, it is still better to familiarize yourself with its laws separately. Smoking areas are usually marked with certain signs everywhere. Some countries are even taking measures to restrict cigarette sales. The most non-smoking country in 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 a healthy lifestyle. The definition of restricted areas is humiliating for many smokers, as they now have to hide and go to places where smoking is possible. People are starting to feel a little out of place and over time they are less and less looking for places to smoke. In a favorable environment, all this leads to the fact that one stops smoking.
Since the law was passed, statistical indicators have improved significantly. Not only did the level of sales of tobacco products decrease, but there were also positive changes in the birth rate, and the number of pathologies in newborns decreased. Mortality statistics for lung and throat cancer have improved. This bad habit is a huge weapon of mass destruction that claims more lives a year than any war that has taken place on the planet.
The state is currently not only trying to restrict smoking areas and make cigarettes a luxury item (gradually increasing its price), but is also actively fighting cigarette propaganda in the media. It is rare to see people smoking on TV screens and in movies.