Dismantling tobacco industry myths
MYTH: It is about rights and freedoms
MYTH: Smoking bans infringe smoker's rights and freedom of choice
- WRONG! Smoking bans are not about infringing rights. They are about protecting people's health.
- BE PREPARED: It is worth remembering that most people do not smoke, and most who smoke want to quit. Many smokers do not use tobacco by choice, but due to an addiction caused by the nicotine in all tobacco products. The right of a person to breathe air free of poisons takes precedence over the right of smokers to smoke in public places and endanger the health of others. This is not about accommodation or the freedom to use a legal product. It is about where to smoke to avoid endangering the health of others.