The Story Behind a Ban on Smoking in Public Places

Did you know that secondhand smoke can be equally or even more harmful than actually smoking yourself?  As much as people try to make you believe it, there is no safe level of secondhand smoke.  Secondhand smoke can cause sore throat, heart attack, lung disease, COPD, stroke, asthma, hypoxemia, and many other harmful and potentially life-threatening health issues.  When going to a public place, nonsmokers, especially children, should not have to be subjected to these health risks.  South Carolina is one of the fifteen states out of the fifty that still does not have a ban on smoking in public places.  I chose this topic because I personally am not fond of potentially risking my overall health because I want to eat in a restaurant where people are smoking all around me.  I also believe that I cannot be the only person that is thinking this as well; this is why most of the other states already have a ban on smoking in public places.  I think that if there is a ban put on smoking in public places in South Carolina, South Carolina will become a much more pleasant, family-friendly place to be, not to mention healthier.