Should the government ban smoking in all business areas?

One of the most popular habits in today's society is smoking. Smoking is defined as the action of inhaling tobacco from a pipe, cigar or cigarette. Yet each year, cigarette smoking kills more Americans than AIDS, alcohol, car accidents, suicides, illegal drugs and fires combined. Smoking is an extremely bad pastime, practiced for centuries, for an individual's health and those surrounding him/her. According to the American Heart Association there are an estimated 50 million Americans …showed first 75 words of 2437 total…

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