final draft of second hand smoke

Smoking in public places is hazardous not only for the smoker but for everyone around the smoker. The person can smoke their cigarette wherever but one person has no say to whether or not he/she would like them not to because of second-hand smoke. People all over America should only be allowed to smoke in private places.
Minnesota has taking the first step to make this a reality. Minnesota banned smoking in public places, including the following: restaurants, bars, hotels, and buildings. Minnesota sees the need to try to avoid Minnesotans from suffering or dieing from second-hand smoke. Scientists and researches say that second-hand smoke is actually worse for you then actually smoking itself. So one could not smoke a day in his/her life and still die from skin cancer because he/her was around smokers. This is not fair for the one that did not smoke at all so that he/she would be healthy. “Separate smoking sections do no cut it: only smoke free buildings and public places truly protect non-smokers from the hazards of breathing in other people’s tobacco smoke”, says a long awaited general’s report (msnbc). Some 126 million people are exposed to second hand smoke in the U.S. This puts millions of people in increased risk of death from lung cancer, heart disease and other illnesses. One in five kids is exposed to second-hand smoke. This can lead to sudden infant syndrome; lung infections such as pneumonia, ear infections, and sever asthma. California health officials estimate that second hand smoke kills 3,400 non smokers a year from lung cancer, 46,000 from heart disease and 430 from SIDS.

Those who smoke and don’t care about the people they are affecting are killing over 50,000 people a year. Smoking in public places should be banned in every state, in order to cut down the deaths of second-hand smoke. Minnesota has done it and the rest is up to rest of the United States.