Evidence that smoking bans improve health
As municipalities ban smoking at workplaces and in public buildings, evidence of the benefits are beginning to appear in the press.
Dallas
- A steep decline in heart attacks
- In the 18 months after a no-smoking ordinance took effect in Pueblo in 2003, hospital admissions for heart attacks for city residents dropped 27%
San Francisco
- After the law went into effect bartenders experienced a substantial reduction in respiratory symptoms of eye, nose and throat irritation symptoms
Scotland
- Significant improvements in respiratory symptoms and lung function within 2 months following a ban on smoking in confined public places
I am aware of no reports where health was adversely affected by smoking bans.
10/12/06 20:45 JR
