| Smoking cigarettes or other tobacco product must | | | | smoke essentially means nicotine stains that are left |
| be banned in any vehicle. This is to make children less | | | | on surfaces after a smoker has left the room. This |
| exposed to second hand smoke. Doctors also said | | | | can include carpets, furniture and upholstery. |
| that it should be banned in public places where | | | | Research shows that these stains can linger on for |
| children or teenagers are walking or playing | | | | days after cigarettes have been stubbed out, |
| frequently.The Royal College of Physicians has made | | | | presenting a particular danger to children, who may |
| a report with recommendations and conclusions, | | | | touch the marks before putting their hands near to |
| which has examined the health risk that children are | | | | their fingers. |
| exposed to smoking and have shown some | | | | The same report suggests that the prices of all |
| strategies to solve the problem. | | | | tobacco products should be increased and smoking |
| There is a law, which already forbids smoking in | | | | should be forbidden in public places and vehicles which |
| vehicles that are considered "workplaces". The report | | | | are used by children. Also if someone is involved in |
| has shown that the mentioned law has not great | | | | illicit tobacco trading, he should be penalized and |
| success like other laws regarding the same subject. | | | | better controlled. |
| That law has led to exposure to smoke for the | | | | On the other side those persons who like smoking |
| employees who are younger. Many of those | | | | are and who were very angry when they found out |
| employees are coming from lower socio-economic | | | | that there should be a ban in vehicles. The |
| groups.A tobacco advisory group from a college has | | | | spokesperson of Association of British Drivers, Nigel |
| made a report where it is said that passive smoking | | | | Humphries told BBC News that the car is a private |
| has caused more than 165,000 new episodes of | | | | place and it too much to interfere in their personal |
| disease in kids every year. And in hospitals 9,500 | | | | lives. John Britton is a professor and chairman of the |
| children were admitted. | | | | college's tobacco advisory group and he has |
| Almost 40 sudden infant deaths and 200 cases of | | | | supported the medical reasons of the ban. It is very |
| bacterial meningitis which were the consequences of | | | | important to realize that passive smoking is killing |
| the smoke inhalation took place each year. So to | | | | children and no one should allow that. |
| prevent all the children from harm there should be a | | | | To the question about the interfering of healthcare |
| protection against second-hand smoke.Second hand | | | | professionals into people's personal lives and how far |
| or passive smoking auses 300,000 extra visits to the | | | | they would go, John Britton answered: "Where |
| doctor, for various conditions ranging from chest | | | | there's a conflict between the health or choice of an |
| infections to asthma. The latest scientific evidence | | | | adult and the health or rights of a child, the child |
| suggests that ‘third hand smoke' could also be a | | | | should take precedence. |
| big threat to the nation's well-being. Third hand | | | | |