From February 1, France banned smoking in public places

Currently, 1 out of 3 adult French smokers. However, starting tomorrow, 1-2, they will have to be careful when they are ' obese ' because the country has officially banned smoking in public places including schools, hospitals, workplaces .

'From day 1-2, no one will be forced to breathe in other people's smoke,' said Health Minister Xavier Bertrand. Smokers who stubbornly ignore the ban will be fined 68 euros (88 dollars) for smoking in the wrong place, while company owners will be fined 135 euros .

Many companies may design closed rooms exclusively for smokers, but most of them seem to like to let employees go down to the smoking pavement and teach them how to quit smoking.

A ban on public smoking on February 1 is thought to be a preparation for a complete smoking ban in restaurants and pubs. This is considered a ' cultural seismic ' in the country of those who like this coffee and tobacco.

Some restaurants are already prepared for this ban. Stephane Pandeli, who runs a seafood restaurant in Marseille, said he was not afraid of losing customers and even benefiting from the support of non-smoking customers.

A student smokes outside the school in Paris (Photo: Xinhua / AFP)

Recent statistics show that the number of tobacco addicts in France is increasing, especially among young people. Currently, 32% of drug addicts are aged 15-75, of which nearly ½ are young people aged 18-25.

Tobacco is thought to kill 66,000 French people every year, while passive smoking also kills 6,000 lives, 1,000 of them do not smoke, the rest are people who inhale smoke from others.

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