Why smoking should be illegal in teenage years.
Date Submitted: 10/30/2003 15:14:33
Category: / Social Sciences / Education
Length: 3 pages (801 words)
Category: / Social Sciences / Education
Length: 3 pages (801 words)
Illegal to Purchase, Legal to Use?
"Cigarette smoking is the single most important cause of preventable illness and
premature death in Canada. Reducing tobacco usage among youth is the best hope
for long-term reduction in lung cancer."
- The Canadian Lung Association
Certain laws are made to prohibit certain actions. The fact that persons under
the age of 19 in Ontario may not purchase cigarettes indirectly implies they may
not smoke cigarettes before the age of 19. …
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desired effect by stopping smokers before they start, and keeping previous
smokers away from it.
A tighter grip on smokers and prospective smokers would make for a province of
much fewer smokers. The threat of punishment may be so severe that it would
keep people away from the habit. The need for acceptance and recognition would
be overpowered by the fact that anything that should not be bought should not be
used at all.
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