To smoke or not to smoke? Everyone decides for himself. However, you should be aware that there are places where smoking is prohibited under current law.
The prevalence of the habit leads to the fact that adolescents start smoking already at the age of 11-12. What can it lead to? Pregnant and lactating mothers also do not deny themselves addiction. Parents smoke in their apartments, on balconies, without even thinking about the fact that they are shortening not only their lives, but also that of their children.
The main idea of the law is to use it to protect the health of the citizens of the country and to protect against the negative consequences of inhaling cigarette smoke. According to statistical studies, a very high mortality rate is due 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 associated with the promotion of a healthy lifestyle and sport.
- cultural institutions.
- Premises of hospitals, polyclinics, sanatoriums and other sanatorium-resort areas.
- Long distance trains.
- Ships providing passenger delivery services.
- Urban and interurban public transport.
- Hotel buildings and other premises provided for the purpose of accommodation.
- In bars and restaurants, you can only smoke on summer verandas or playgrounds.
- Places of congestion of people: the market, the places of exchange, the premises intended for the establishment of social services.
- Government buildings and territories.
- Workplaces and areas.
- Elevators of apartment buildings.
- Territories of gas stations and airplanes.
- Playgrounds for children and free beaches.
No smoking areas can be determined at the discretion of the owner of the land or premises.
If desired, the owner can equip himself with a special seat that will be intended for smoking. It could be outdoors or it could be indoors. In the second case, it will be necessary to take care of the installation of a ventilation system. The law defines special requirements for these places: in a room where smoking is prohibited, it is necessary to install special signage, which will indicate a cigarette crossed out in a circle.
Smoking bans in several countries
In most countries, stricter measures have been in place for a long time to combat smoking. In the first stage, each country implements measures to ban smoking in crowded places. In almost all countries, the offender is given a significant fine for failing to comply with this law.
In America, when he smokes a cigarette in the wrong place, the offender will have to pay a staggering fine. In the UK, this amount is even higher. In Greece, moreover, they are actively fighting this addiction, as a fine is imposed for smoking in the wrong place. 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 generally marked everywhere with certain signs. Some countries even take steps to restrict 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. Establishing no-go zones is humiliating for many smokers, as they now have to hide and go to places where it is possible to smoke. A person begins to feel a little marginalized and, over time, seeks fewer and fewer places to smoke. With a favorable environment, all this leads to the fact that a person quits smoking.
Since the adoption of the law, the statistical indicators have already significantly improved. Not only did the level of sales of tobacco products decrease, but positive changes were observed in the birth rate, the number of pathologies in newborns decreased. For the better, lung and throat cancer mortality statistics have changed. This bad habit is a powerful weapon of mass destruction that claims more lives a year than any war that has taken place on the planet.
The state is currently trying not only to restrict smoking areas, to make cigarettes a luxury item (gradually increasing their cost), but is also actively fighting cigarette propaganda in the media. It's not often that you see people smoking on TV screens and in movies.