Contention: The increasing effect of smoking means that there is a need for a banning in some public places. Issues on smoking have arisen in the media once again, so much so that now the government is debating whether or not this drug should be banned in public places. Already it is banned at the MCG and in some other public venues including hospitals, restaurants and cafes. With the effects of passive smoking becoming more …showed first 75 words of 836 total…

…showed last 75 words of 836 total…to acknowledge these concerns. The benefits of banning smoking in some public places are obvious. It will decrease illness and death from tobacco related diseases, and will save Australia millions of dollars a year from unnesasary hospital costs. The time is right to regulate smoking in enclosed public places and other popular public venues, this will give everybody the choice on whether or not they want to deal with the consequences of this dangerous drug.