To smoke or not to smoke? Everyone decides for themselves. However, you must be aware that there are places where smoking is prohibited by applicable law.
The prevalence of the habit leads to the fact that adolescents start smoking at the age of 11-12. What can this lead to? Even pregnant and breastfeeding women do not deny themselves addiction. Parents smoke in their apartments, on the balconies, not thinking about shortening not only their lives, but also the lives of their children.
The basic idea of the law is to protect the health of the country's citizens and to protect it from the negative consequences of inhaling cigarette smoke. According to statistical research, the very high mortality rate is precisely due to this dependence. 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 related to the promotion of a healthy lifestyle and sports.
- cultural institutions.
- Premises of hospitals, polyclinics, sanatoriums and other sanatoriums.
- Long distance trains.
- Vessels providing passenger delivery services.
- City and intercity public transport.
- Hotel buildings and other premises provided for accommodation purposes.
- In cafes and restaurants you can smoke only on the summer verandas or playgrounds.
- Places of congestion: markets, shopping places, premises intended for accommodation of social services.
- Buildings and territories of state bodies.
- Jobs and zones.
- Elevators of residential buildings.
- Territories of gas stations and planes.
- Playgrounds for children and public beaches.
Prohibited smoking areas may be determined at the discretion of the owner of the land or premises.
If desired, the owner can equip a special place that will be intended for smoking. It can be outdoors or indoors. In the second case, it will be necessary to take care of the installation of the ventilation system. The law defines special requirements for these places: in the room where smoking is prohibited, it is necessary to place a special sign, which will show a crossed out cigarette in a circle.
Smoking ban in different countries
In most countries, tougher measures to combat smoking have been in place for some time. In the first phase, each state implements smoking ban measures in crowded places. In almost every country, the offender is fined significantly for non-compliance with this law.
In America, when he smokes one cigarette in the wrong place, the offender will have to pay an impressive fine. In the UK, this amount is even higher. Greece is also actively fighting against this addiction, as a fine is imposed for smoking in the wrong place. In Japan, the fight against smoking is on a large scale, and there is even a list of streets where smoking is completely banned.
The list of places in all countries where smoking is prohibited is almost the same. However, after arriving in a foreign country, it is still better to get acquainted with its laws. Smoking areas are usually marked with certain signs everywhere. Some countries are even taking steps to restrict cigarette sales. The country with the most non-smokers is the Vatican. Since 2002, smoking has been completely banned there.
Most countries have focused their efforts not only on identifying areas where smoking is prohibited, but also on promoting healthy lifestyles. Defining banned places is humiliating for many smokers because they now have to hide and go to places where smoking is possible. The person begins to feel a bit alienated and over time looks less and less for places where you can smoke. With a favorable environment, all this leads to the fact that the person stops smoking.
Since the adoption of the law, statistical indicators have significantly improved. Not only did the level of sales of tobacco products decrease, but positive changes in the birth rate began to be noticed, and the number of pathologies of newborns decreased. For the better, lung and throat cancer mortality statistics have changed. This bad habit is a powerful weapon of mass destruction that takes more lives a year than any war that has happened on the planet.
The state is currently trying not only to limit smoking areas, to make cigarettes a luxury (gradually increasing their price), but it is also actively fighting against cigarette propaganda in the media. It’s not so common to see people smoking on TV screens and in movies.