What I know about my topic

       I do not really know much about the specific health factors my topic includes, but I do know that it has become a serious problem in our state.  I do know that almost all of the other states except for a select few, South Carolina being one of them, have a ban on smoking in public places.  When people are smoking around other nonsmokers, they are causing the nonsmokers to secondhand smoke.  When you secondhand smoke, it can be incredibly hazardous to your overall health; second hand smoke is almost as bad as smoking yourself.  Secondhand smoke is filled with hundreds of toxic chemicals that can give you various diseases that can impact the rest of your life.  It is also extremely dangerous for small children and kids to be subjected to breathing in this far from clean air when being around smokers.  I also know that there should be a ban put on smoking in public, supposedly family-friendly establishments, especially those that are in an enclosed area.