Kelly Knapp's List: Essay 4

Discusses how the bill will take away businesses rights to run their business the way they want to. However, supporters believe it protects nonsmokers from secondhand smoke.

Explains how a smoking ban would affect Michigan. Says that people should have the choice if they want to smoke or not.

Explains that there is no real proof that secondhand smoke can cause death. Also gives statistical evidence that doesn't appear to support that smoking causes substantial health effects.

Explains how Michigan is one of 15 states that considers smoking when deciding who gets custody over a child. Smokers feel that smoking is going to be banned at home and all together pretty soon.

Explains that smokers and business owners rights are being infringed upon by bans. Gives the view point of many smokers.

Many statistics about how people view smoking bans. Does a good job explaining how smokers feel about smoking bans.

Give a timeline of the history of smoking. Will explain how it became what it is today.

Explains that by monitoring tobacco use and implementing prevention policies health will improve and lives will be saved.

Explains how smoking bans can increase fatal alcohol-related car accidents.

Offers a number of statistics about smoking at home. Also discusses that smoking bans force smokers to smoke more at home and more around their children.

A study that presents national estimates of youths smoking and the risks and proventative measures of smoking.

Gives the effects of smoking. Discusses individuals rights and talks about previous attempts to ban smoking in different areas.

Offers the affects and dangers of smoking and different suggestions on how to quit smoking.

Give statistics for how many smokers their were last century, this century, and how many are predicted to die. Also give affectsof nicotine on people.

One of the worlds leading advocates for tobacco control discusses key topics like: the place of advocacy in tobacco control, ethical issues, smoking cessation and prevention, harm reduction and product regulation and the denormalisation of smoking.