Smoking

Smoking is estimated to be attributed to 440,000 premature deaths per year (Hart, pg. 238). This has been a political flash point on a number of fronts. Legislation has been passed to increase the cost of tobacco products and prohibit the use of tobacco products in public buildings and locations. You really have a greater appreciation for our smoking restrictions when you travel abroad. My son went to Europe this past summer and he was so relieved to be back stateside. He said the smoking was so bad, he felt sick, nauseated and had a headache the entire time he was there. Not being a smoker, do you feel we are infringing on a person’s rights by imposing tax penalties and restricts on a person who smokes? Additionally, individuals who smoke are also more likely to be sick and miss than a non-smoker. Should an employer be able to disqualify a potential applicant because they are a smoker? Resource: Hart, C., Ksir, C. 2013. Drugs, Society & Human Behavior. Fifteenth Edition. McGraw Hill Companies, Inc., New York, NY.