1. MEDIATION OF INDOOR SMOKING BAN By: Josh Fullenkamp

2. BACKGROUND  First indoor smoking ban was created in Minnesota in the year 1975 called the Minnesota Clean Indoor Air Act.  This act prevented smoking in some workplaces  In 1990 San Luis Obispo, California passed the first smoking ban that completely prohibited smoking in all public workplaces  Including restaurants and bars

3. THE DEBATE  Should a law that forces a nationwide indoor smoking ban be passed by the government.  Many states have different variations of indoor smoking bans

4. PROS OF BANNING INDOOR SMOKING  Health risks of second hand smoke would be reduced greatly  In North Carolina, 77% reduction of nicotine levels in air. (Waring and Siegel, 2007)  Studies now show a nationwide 70% decrease in the air of another harmful chemical called cotinine (Pirkle L., 2006)  Create a more family oriented atmosphere.

5. CONS  Encroachment of the peoples rights.  Taking away property rights of business owners  Allowing government to take away this freedom will lead them to take even more away from citizens.  Claim the banning of indoor smoking will cause more problems than it fixes  Withdrawal symptoms cause crime rates to rise especially domestic violence.  Study showed there was an increase in domestic violence cases in an area that recently introduced an indoor smoking ban

6. MEDIATION  Pass a nationwide indoor smoking ban but with certain requirements  Every workplace must have a designated smoking area outside of the building that is a safe distance away from entrance  Businesses with age restrictions of 21 years or older can allow smoking in establishment  Such as Casinos and gentleman’s clubs

7. WORKS CITED  Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Acute Coronary Events, comp. Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Cardiovascular Effects : Making Sense of the Evidence / Committee on Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Acute Coronary Events, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. Washington D.C.: National Academies, 2010. Print.  Hammar, Henrik. "Add to E-Shelf Restaurant Owner Perceptions of the Effects of a Smoking Ban." Health Policy 70.2 (2004): 243-54. Web. 22 Mar. 2012. Print.

8. WORKS CITED CONT.  Hudson, David L. Smoking Bans. New York: Chelsea House, 2008. Print.  McClernon, F. Westman, E.C. Rose, J.E. “Addictive Behaviors.” Elsevier, June 1, 2004. Print.  Gilmore, Noel. “Cleaning the Air: The Battle over the Smoking Ban.” Liberties Press. December 31, 2005. Print.