The harmful effects of smoking are well documented, and the number of smokers has declined since the mid-20th century, when more than half of all adult Americans smoked. Additionally, as the adverse effects of secondhand smoke on nonsmokers' health have become clear, more places have banned smoking. Smokers, however, have begun to fight back against the increasing number of local laws banning smoking from all public places, even in bars and restaurants. They say that such sweeping bans infringe upon freedom of choice, while the bans' supporters say that clean air is essential to preserve the health of nonsmokers. ""Smoking Bans, Second Edition"" explores this issue from various angles with updated statistics, new arguments, and information about current legislation.

 

This book features in the following series: Point Counterpoint, Point-Counterpoint-Issues in Contemporary American Society .

There are 128 pages in this book. This book was published 2008 by Chelsea House Publishers .

David L. Hudson Jr. , JD, is an attorney, educator, and author who serves as director of academic affairs and legal writing at the Nashville School of Law. He also teaches at Vanderbilt Law School and Belmont University College of Law.

This book has the following chapters: Elements of the argument. ; Appendix. ; Resources. ; Sidebars. ; Index.