Controversy Analysis

The research question:

Is banning smoking on the campus of university of Arizona the right decision?

Introduction:

Smoking is bad for health. However, many people choose to smoke. Since smoking is not only affecting smokers, it could also affect people around smokers, the majority of indoor facilities have banned it around the whole world. Nowadays, many universities started to enforce the smoking-free policy which is basically banning smoking on campus including outdoor facilities. No doubt smoking in indoor places affects non-smokers health. However, some people might think that outdoor smoking would also affect nonsmokers’ health because they simply share the air that is being polluted by smokers. The University of Arizona chose to join smoking free universities. This policy caused a lot of controversy between opponents and proponents which creates the question of ‘’ is banning smoking on the campus of the university of Arizona the right decision to be made?

To begin with, the article ‘’ To put out smoking on campus, bans must address causes of smoking’’ by Nyles Kendall discusses the effectiveness of banning smoking in the Uinversity of Arizona. Nyles tries to prove that smoking regulations and free campus policies is not the best way to achieve the desired goal which is creating a healthier environment, and helping smokers to quit.’’tobacoo ban will fail to achieve its goals’’ Nyles said. He illustrates that enforcing such policies in the University of Arizona is not the best option to overcome smoking health problems.However, Nyles believes that in order to reduce smokers number, people should identify the real causes that motivate people to smoke. He states that forcing smokers not to smoke in a specific place will not prevent them from smoking and they will find solutions and places where they can follow their desire and smoke. The article purpose remains to show the opposition of the idea of free-smoking campus policy as ineffective way to cure the problem of smoking. A strength for the article might be the idea of being more realistic when searching for solutions for a problem.