Working And Living In A Smoke-Free Environment

by Pierre Marcel

Working And Living In A Smoke-Free Environment

People who complain of second hand smoke have some reasons to cheer about; one among them is the imposition of smoking ban in public places. Some business opines positively regarding the ban while others complain that their businesses had to bear some losses due to a fall in the number of patrons. Employees working in a smoke filled environment and who used to complain about the low quality of the air inside have been made dumb with the argument that no one forced these people to work there. In fact, there are a number of other ‘smoke-free’ careers out there for them to choose.

After the implementation of the ban, a new breed of healthier restaurants and bars has come into the picture. Now, an employee will not reek of tobacco smoke! Many a people are happy because their favourite restaurants and nightspots have been transformed into healthy places of hang-out so that they can spend a few hours with their family and small children. In fact, some business owners claim that there has been an increase in the number of patrons since the ban on smoking came into effect. This is a positive aspect which indicates that all those non-smoker people who otherwise were used to staying at home have good reasons to go out and enjoy themselves in a smoke free environment. Children are the ones that are at a higher risk of developing diseases of the lungs caused by the smoke emanating from tobacco cigarettes.

The smoke-free restaurants and other such public places are much better, in terms of health, for their young customers. There has been a high demand for memberships in private clubs that do not allow smoking in the premises. Some organizations and clubs that used to have very few memberships are now teeming with new members. But, for many of the clubs where a ban on smoking exists, the inflow of income has ebbed. This has resulted in them being forced to stop giving donations to charitable institutions; and sadly, some of these shops have closed down completely due to a fall in the number of patrons.

In some states and regions, the ban has resulted in renewed efforts to stay away from or to quit smoking for one’s own good. But, ironically, on the other side, one can see that some areas have actually witnessed an increase in smoking population, particularly among working class men, once the ban came into force. Preventing smokers from smoking in public places should practically help in the fight to quit this dangerous and addictive habit. This can be said with great conviction when one considers the way nicotine re-wires one’s brain. As more and more nicotine enters the human body, more and more nicotine receptors will develop in the brain in an effort to absorb the chemicals. And, being in a place where people smoke without any restraint, or seeing someone else smoke are a few factors that can impel the receptors to induce a craving for nicotine.

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