| Millions and millions of people all across | | | | no more than fifty percent of the smoke |
| the world smoke cigarettes for one reason or | | | | infiltrates the company. Lastly there are |
| another. They are highly addictive and | | | | smoking shelters that can be custom built. |
| extremely dangerous to one´s health. Yet | | | | For example, a business owner can build an |
| with all the known negative effects, | | | | entire separate room with tables and chairs |
| cigarettes are one of the most bought | | | | so customers can conveniently smoke. |
| products in the market today. This is a | | | | Regardless of what type of smoking shelter it |
| terrible thing for non-smokers because second | | | | is, the shelter itself can help a business |
| hand smoke can be just as deadly as smoking | | | | retain their customers |
| the cigarettes themselves. This is why many | | | | |
| states and countries have banned smoking | | | | The United Kingdom is again the latest place |
| cigarettes in public places to help safeguard | | | | to enforce this ban on smoking in public |
| civilians who don´t smoke. The latest | | | | places. The public places that are the most |
| place to ban smoking in public places is in | | | | effected by this is restaurant and bars. For |
| the United Kingdom. | | | | those people who used to enjoy going out to |
| | | | the bar and smoking and having a good time |
| In July of 2007, England banned smoking in | | | | can no longer do this. This ban is set to |
| public places with the "Smoke Free England" | | | | help improve people´s safety. Many people |
| campaign. Second hand smoke causes numerous | | | | are considered social smokers, so with this |
| diseases such as heart disease, lung cancer, | | | | "Smoke Free England " campaign, the Health |
| and SIDS. It really is unfair to those | | | | Department is hoping that some of these |
| nonsmokers who are trying to stay safe from | | | | casual smokers will quit altogether. With |
| the effects of cigarettes when people smoke | | | | less people that smoke, the fewer amount of |
| around them. This campaign is driven by the | | | | people that will be affected by this ban. |
| Health Department to keep these innocent | | | | This in turn leads to businesses being less |
| people safe. While the campaign is being | | | | affected as well. The whole idea of this |
| enforced, many businesses and public places | | | | smoke free concept is to detour people away |
| are being slightly affected by this new ban. | | | | from the deadly addiction and help protect |
| | | | those from the people that just can´t |
| For those people that smoke, it is a luxury | | | | quit. |
| to be able to go to a restaurant and smoke | | | | |
| while enjoying a meal. This is no longer | | | | Smoking cigarettes and second hand smoke is |
| allowed in open spaces. Businesses such as | | | | one of the biggest causes of people´s |
| restaurant, bars, and cafe´s are losing | | | | death every year. The worst part about them |
| business because the people that use to come | | | | is what is called "Nicotine." Nicotine is |
| to these places who smoke no longer come. | | | | super addictive and very deadly. When an |
| This in turn leads to loss of productivity as | | | | individual smokes a lot, their body develops |
| far as annual revenue. These businesses who | | | | a dependency to this said substance, which |
| are losing money right now will rebound | | | | becomes harder to break overtime. This it |
| though. With the ban of smoking in these | | | | turn leads to a countless list of medical |
| locations, more non smokers are beginning to | | | | dangers that can eventually lead to one´s |
| fill these spots, thus making up for the | | | | demise. The same can be said with second |
| people who use to come that smoked. | | | | hand smoke. After inhaling enough of it |
| | | | overtime, one can be so badly damaged by it, |
| All is not lost for people who smoke | | | | a whole crop of disease can pop up leading to |
| cigarettes however. There are still | | | | an untimely death. The smoke free ban is |
| designated areas where people can smoke while | | | | being enforced to reduce this occurrence. |
| still being in public. The Health Department | | | | |
| has set up what is called smoking shelters | | | | So when the "Smoke Free England" campaign |
| where people are allowed to smoke. Many of | | | | launched and began to be enforced in July of |
| these areas are set up with chairs and | | | | 2007, a number of things began to happen. |
| tables. Although many businesses will be | | | | Many businesses were affected both in good |
| able to recover from the "Smoke Free England" | | | | ways and in bad ways. For those companies |
| campaign, many UK businesses are not. This | | | | who took the biggest hit, the Health |
| is why the Health Department set up the | | | | Department came up with an idea about the |
| designated smoking areas to help businesses | | | | smoking shelters. This allows places like |
| who lost a substantial amount of business. | | | | restaurant and bars to still accommodate |
| For companies who were badly affected by the | | | | those people who smoke while not breaking any |
| ban, they are able to attach these smoking | | | | new laws about smoking in public places. |
| shelters in order to keep some of their | | | | Those other businesses that were only mildly |
| regular customers. | | | | affected by the ban, will recover because |
| | | | more non smoking people will make up for the |
| There are a few different types of shelters a | | | | absence of the people that use to come and |
| business owner can choose from to accommodate | | | | smoke. In addition, both adults and children |
| their customers. The most popular designated | | | | are able to go out and enjoy themselves in an |
| smoking spot would be the "Free Standing | | | | environment not deadly to their health. |
| Smoking Shelter." This is usually a spot | | | | Hopefully for those social smokers, they will |
| connected to the place of business, where | | | | just quit entirely because of they will not |
| five to seven people can comfortably enjoy a | | | | have the urge to smoke while being out. The |
| cigarette. Another type of shelter is the | | | | "Smoke Free England" campaign is now being |
| economical friendly "Wall Mounted Smoking | | | | enforced and is now beginning to have |
| Shelter." This is basically a makeshift | | | | countless positive affects in a number of |
| barrier between the business and the smoking | | | | different ways. |
| area. The only requirement for this is that | | | | |