Though, "cigarette smoking is far more hazardous than cigar-and pipe-smoking" (Berger 22), reports of cigarettes beneficial effects are wiped out by the emphasized hazardous aspects. Mainly, because of some inconsiderate Americans feelings smokers become discriminated against. They feel that their rights should be striped just because of their unhealthy habits. .

             In every aspect of life, someone could break it down and find it unhealthy or immoral in one way or another. Why is smoking any different than the preference of religion? People are not expected to leave the "Holy Bibles" in their vehicles, because another is agnostic. That is an infraction on their rights and would be discriminating. One writer states, "Once an assumption is made that, say, eating jellybeans causes carbuncles, it is all too easy to gather and/or manipulate data to support the theory. It is all too easy for researchers to ignore or explain away data which points the other way"(Colby 1). Why is smoking any different?.

             Second-hand smoke is clearly evident and proven to be slightly harmful to others. But, studies show that there have been no reportances of deaths or cancer by secondhand smoke. Some use the plea that it smells. Well of course it smells, its smoke, and so does the sewer but we"re not expected to not use it because of that. The term secondhand .

             smoke is often used in a way that undermines the data it supports. People have the right to choose. Which simply means, that if a person wants to smoke than so be it, after all it is legal. .

             Though the physical consequences on smoker are there own responsibility, secondhand smoking infringes on nonsmoker"s right, not to smoke. However, the EPA"s (Environmental Protection Agency) estimation of secondhand smoking is now questioned because they keep changing its numbers. As one reporter said, "First, the number was 300,000.