One of the behaviors that disgust me most is smoking cigarette in public. Smoking in public is one of the most common habits in the world today whereby a person smokes in a place where there is a high concentration of people. Public smoking is associated with numerous cultural, social and economic challenges. The major problem that comes up as a result of cigarette smoke is its effects on the health of human beings. An individual who smokes in public does not have the dignity to the principles that govern public health. Therefore, public smoking is a big hazard to the health of the public because of the health issues associated with the smoke.

The biggest substance that is available in the smoke of cigarettes in tobacco. Tobacco has substances that are very dangerous to the health of human beings. There are numerous medical complications that occur in human beings as a result of the smoke from tobacco. The most common issues associated with tobacco is that causes major malfunctions to very crucial body organs like the lungs, liver and heart. The malfunctions are lead to complications in the functions of the body through bringing chronic medical conditions like heart attack, cirrhosis stroke and cancer.

The active smokers are experience most of the challenges that are associated with the smoke. However, public smokers put the lives of other into a lot of dangers. The smokers pass the passive smoke to the air, and the by-passers inhale it. That smoke found in the air has the toxic components that area above to cause harm to the passive smoker. The smoke is inhaled to the respiratory sand thus causing complications to people who are not involved in smoking. Innocent people are prone to these respiratory infections and other complications in the body system.

Smoking in public is a habit that violates social ethical principles. The activity makes very many people to take the cigarette smoke into their bodies without their consent. The unconscious inhalation of the cigarette smoke is likely to predispose very many people to chronic health conditions. Therefore, public smokers are insensitive to the safety of other people’s lives. Increasing the level of cigarette smoke is in the air through smoking in public at the expense of other people’s health portrays like of dignity to human life and thus this is likely to reduce the quality of life significantly.

Smoking in public is very dangerous to the environment. Massive smoking introduces foreign material to the environment and making it detrimental to the environmental conservation endeavors. Once the smoke is released to the air in large quantities, it reacts with other substances in the air like dust and other gases making complex compounds in the air. The substances become major pollutants of air. When foreign compounds are introduced into the air in large amounts, they reduce the quality of air. The substances have numerous effects like irritation, and they can stimulate reactions for people with allergies and causes a lot of discomfort on the respiratory tract and eyes.

Smoking in public violates the rights and expectations of other people. Human beings should be subjected to a very clean environment and air of very high quality. The smoke is likely to expose infants and children into very dangerous situations that are likely to cause medical complications. Therefore, engaging in public smoking is being involved in an illegitimate activity that can subject an individual into legal consequences. Various organization and governments have formulated policies that make smoking in public. Consequently, besides risking the lives of other people, an individual is likely to be prosecuted for involvement in public smoking.

The chronic medical conditions that are associated with smoking with cigarette smoking can be very severe. Getting medical attention for these medical conditions is very expensive. When an individual is sick, the family and friends are subjected to a lot of depression and financial challenges. Some of these conditions may lead to death. Therefore is morally wrong for a person to engage in an activity that can lead to death in another person. The action can be perceived as a deliberate activity to demean the value of the lives of other people.

People are subjected to numerous choices in this world. Most of the choices are made on the social and economic perspectives. When an individual decides to smoke cigarette, it is a personal choice. The decision is made after evaluating the risks and consequences of taking the action. The cigarette manufacturers warm the smokers that smoking of cigarette is harmful to human health. The disclaimer is sometimes published on the packets of the cigarettes. Therefore, it is a deliberate choice for an individual not to be involved in smoking cigarette. It is unfair for an individual to make another person suffer consequences of a decision that he did not make. Consequently, it is against the protocols of social justice.

Therefore, smoking in public is a behavior that I would like people to stop. The habit does not show respect for other people’s lives and violates the rules that guide the integrity of the atmosphere. The habits subject very many people to habits that they do not wish to be engaged. The personal decisions and preferences of people in public places should be respected, and the smokers should find private [places or the designated smoking points to advance their habit.