Banning smoking in public places has several benefits. It reduces exposure to secondhand smoke which can cause health issues for non-smokers. By restricting smoking to designated areas, it discourages smoking and helps reduce smoking rates over time. Banning smoking in public places also reduces litter from cigarette butts and promotes the idea that smoking is an unhealthy habit.

1. THE BENEFITS OF
SMOKING BAN IN
PUBLIC PLACES
PRACTICAL RESEARCH 2

2. Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Tiwi Community College
Tiwi, Albay
S.Y. 2020 – 2021
A Research Paper Presented to the Faculty of Tiwi Community College Tiwi, Albay
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
for the Senior High School
GAS Strand
By:
Allyssa Callites
Allysa Marie Canale
Kaylen Joy Climacosa
Jane Deocareza
Jeffrey Credo
Kevin Marlon Pesimo

3. INTRODUCTION
Smoking bans are public policies that restrict or prohibit tobacco
smoking in public places. Smoking is one of the leading killers that
many innocent people shouldn’t die because of it. Banning smoking
to public places harms the smoker but also those who are nearby, it
affects all people around those who smoke, it also puts them at risk
without their consent and causes numerous health issue for smoker
and second hand smoker alike.
Thus banning smoking in public places is one way to reduce both
over all smoking rates and exposure to second hand smoke. Smoke
causes some major health problems, and in many cases death.
There are many consequences to smoking like health, addiction,
cessation, etc. second – hand smoke is a major problem, since
smoking is allowed in a lot of public places. Smoking is addictive as
heroin and cocaine so some children try it out when they see other
people doing it and most likely would became addicted.
CHAPTER 1
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

4. Smoking kills more people than HIV/AIDS, traffic accidents,
murder and suicide, and drug use combined. Smoking should be
banned from all public places since second – hand smoke causes
health problems as well, whether it is to the smoker or to the
second – hand smoker. The government should consider the
enforcement of designated smoking area, by this the government
will show support for the fact that smoking is bad and it helps to
set the changes to the mindset of the people reminding them that
smoking is not a healthy habit.
Smoking bans were t5ied to decrease in health problems and
deaths, especially those related to tobacco related illness. By
banning smoking in public places it will reduce the possibility of
innocent people inhaling smoke that would affect their health
unknowingly thereby violating their human right to good health and
life.
This study helped researchers and readers to lay out their
understanding in the benefits of banning smoking in public places.
This study aimed to solve insights on what is the benefits if
smoking is ban in public places. This serves as an eye opener to
those people who have been encountering smokers who smoke in
public places. And after some time, this study aimed to serve as
an instrument for the reflections of everyone.

5. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
This study is attempt to find out the benefits of banning
smoking in all public places especially, this study seeks to
answer the following questions:
1. What are the causes of having smoking ban in public
places?
2. What are the effects of smoking with regards to the
following:
 Mental Health
 Physical Health

6. HYPOTHESIS OF THE STUDY
1. What are the causes of having smoking ban in public
places?
Exposure to secondhand smoke from burning
tobacco has some serious negative health consequences. It
causes disease and premature death among people who do
not smoke.
Smoker also do not dispose the cigarette butts
properly when in public places, littering the place and nature.

7. 2. What are the effects of smoking with regards to the
following:
Mental Health
• ADDICTION
• ANXIETY
• DEPRESSION
• STRESS
List above are few of the most negative effects of
smoking regarding mental health. Most people say that they
smoke because of habit and routine or because it helps them
relax and cope with stress, this idea is known as “self –
medication”. Long term stress is also related to anxiety and
depression. Research into smoking shown that instead of
helping people to relax, smoking actually increases anxiety
and tension. The feeling of relaxation is temporary and soon
gives way withdrawal symptoms and increased cravings that
would cause addiction. It is a cycle of negativity.

8. Physical Health
Smoking harms nearly every organ in the body and
leads to disease and disability. Cancer and Heart disease are
two of the most known negative effect of smoking in the
physical health, smoking can also increase the risk for certain
eye diseases and problem to the immune system. It’s not just
smoking that can cause problem. Secondhand smoke can also
cause stroke and lung cancer on adults while children whore
expose to secondhand smoke are at risk from respiratory
symptoms and infections, severe asthma and can also slowed
lung growth.

9. SCOPE AND DELIMITATION
This study focused on the benefits of smoking
ban in public places. This study seeks to answer
problems associated with the smoking ban and identify
solutions to address these problems. Furthermore, the
researcher aims to find whether smoking ban could
benefit the public.

10. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
This study was designed to heighten the knowledge
of the individuals about the benefits of smoking ban in public
places. It served as a key factor for everyone to be acquainted
of the particular processes and activities involved in the
smoking area ban. The findings of this study would benefit the
following:
Students: This would also be beneficial to the students when
they assure participation in classroom related to the topic on
smoking ban. Therefore, this study was their advantage since
it ignites the performance in the classroom discussion.
Researchers: This study served as a reference or source of
information for researcher. The result of this study served as a
guide to other researchers.

11. Educators: The output of this study would serve as a
source material for educators in process of disseminating facts
and ideas about smoking ban. This could also be a great help
to the educators as this served as a reference materials.
Smoker and Second – Hand Smoker: This study will help
the smokers risen their awareness on the effects of smoking in
the public places.
Future Researchers: This study is a virtuous source of
information and knowledge to future researchers in one’s goal
to further ideas having a relationship to present study. It would
provide information about the benefits of smoking ban in public
places.

12. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
SMOKING
(Dependent
Variable)
ADDICTION
(Independent
Variable)
CESSATION
(Independent
Variable)
STROKE AND
CANCER
ILLNESS
(Independent
Variable)

13. DEFINATION OF TERMS
To achieve clearer understanding of this discussion,
meanings of words were in often defined according to the
discipline or profession in which they are used. In order to
ensure the following terms are conceptually and operationally
defined.
Addiction – According to Cambridge Dictionary, it refers to the
condition of being addicted to a particular substance, as used
in this study it pertains to the person who cannot stop doing or
using something especially something harmful.
Ban – According to Merriam Webster it refers to state officially
that it must not be done, shown or used. In the study, it refers
to officially prohibit.
Benefit – According to www. Dictionary .com, it refers to
something that is advantageous. As used in this study it
pertains to something that produces good and helpful results.

14. Cigarette – It pertains to small cylinder of finely cut tobacco
leaves rolled in thin paper for smoking. In this study it refers to
small paper to be filled with cut pieces of tobacco that people
smoke.
Nicotine – It refers to a toxic colorless or yellowish oily liquid
that is techier active constituent of tobacco. It acts as a stimulant
small doses, but in largest amounts blocks the action of atomic
nerve and skeletal muscle cells. In this study it pertains to a
poisonous chemical found in tobacco that is addictive.
Non-smoker – According to www. Free dictionary .com, it refers
to a person who does not smoke tobacco. As used in this study
it pertains to a person who is not a smoker.
Second-hand smoke – Pertains to the smoked inhaled
involuntary from tobacco being smoked by others. In this study it
refers to unwanted smoke that people breathed in from
cigarette.

15. Smoking – This refers to the gaseous product of burning
materials especially of organic origin and visible by the
presence of small particles of carbon. In this study it refers to
a practice in which a substance is burned.
Public Places – According to Merriam Webster it refers to
generally an indoor area, whether privately or publicly owned,
to which the public have access. In the study it refers to any
enclosed indoor area used by the general public.
Tobacco related illness – According to Cambridge
Dictionary, it refers to the diseases including lung diseases,
heart diseases, stroked and cancer are illness caused by
tobacco. As used in this study this are the product that
contain harmful substances.

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18. CONTRIBUTION TO THE PAPER
GROUP 1
Allyssa Callites
(Wrote the Background of the Study & Statement of the Problem)
Allysa Marie Canale
(Wrote the Hypothesis of the Study)
Kaylen Joy Climacosa
(Wrote the Scope and Delimitation)
Jane Deocareza
(Wrote the Significance of the Study and Definition of Terms)
Jeffrey Credo
(Wrote the Conceptual Framework)
Kevin Marlon Pesimo
(Wrote the Reference)
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