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Smoking is
falling in France. However,
smoking still causes up to 5,000
per year. A recent survey showed that 68 per cent of French people support
to ban smoking in public. They also want bans at
cafes and restaurants, but these places are not included under the new ban. Smoking is one of the leading
of preventable disease, disability and death. It can damage nearly every
of the body. Smoking near children is especially dangerous because their bodies are still developing. Second-hand smoke can lead to
problems and asthma. It can slow down or damage
development. People hope the new ban means children can grow up to be
.