Smoking or Nonsmoking?

When you walk into a restaurant you are almost immediately asked, “Smoking or Nonsmoking section?” Not once have I ever heard “Toking or Nontoking section” or “Snorting or Nonstorting section”. I find this ironic because smoking is just as addictive and unhealthy as cocaine and marijuana, both of which are illegal drugs. In fact smoking actually kills more per year than illegal drugs. And unlike most illegal drugs cigarettes can also directly effect the health of the nonsmokers. People who have chosen to smoke have accepted the unhealthy risk of the drug. However, Nonsmokers have not chosen to risk the hazards involved with smoking and therefore should not be at risk to these hazards.
Second hand smoke from cigarettes is just as damaging as smoke inhaled by users. The amount of second-hand smoke inhaled by the typical nonsmoker is equivalent to one cigarette smoked a day, even that amount can be harmful to a person’s health. A person living with a spouse who smokes ...