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Smoking [coverattach=1]LONDON (Reuters) - Smoking bans are an effective way of preventing heart disease, getting cigarette users to quit and protecting children from second-hand smoke, a World Health Organisation (WHO) report issued on Monday said.
The report by scientists at the WHO's International Agency for Cancer Research urged more countries to adopt smoking bans in public and at the workplace, saying there was enough evidence to prove they work, without hurting businesses such as restaurants and bars.
"Implementation of such policies can have a broader population effect of increasing smoke-free environments," the researchers wrote in the Lancet Oncology special report.
[coverattach=2]"Not only do these policies achieve their aim of protecting the health of non-smokers by decreasing exposure to second-hand smoke, they also have many effects on smoking behaviour, which compound the health benefits."
Many local and national governments, mainly in Western nations, have enacted varying types of smoking bans in recent years to protect people from second-hand smoke.
A separate report issued by Cancer Research UK on Monday found England's ban adopted a year ago has spurred more smokers than ever to kick the habit, and predicted the restrictions would prevent 40,000 deaths over the next 10 years.
The researchers involved in the WHO report -- who included John Pierce of the University of California, San Diego, and Maria Leon at the International Agency for Cancer Research --- reviewed more than 900 studies and government reports looking at the impact of smoking bans across the world.
They cited studies that suggest smoke-free workplaces have lead to a 10 to 20 percent decrease in hospital admissions for heart disease a year after a smoking ban.
The WHO says smoking kills about four million people each year, causing a quarter of deaths related to heart disease.
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Re: Smoking being a former smoker , i smoked for 20 odd years. now i dont, but iwas at the hospital yesterday, security guards patroling the grounds asking people not to smoke in the grounds of the hospital.they couldnt stop them from doing so but were intimidating both the patients and visitors.and on a lighter note ....(lighter lol).the who are my favorite band lol
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Re: Smoking As someone who smoked for 39 years ( I packed up 11 years ago)and was getting through 60 a day, I reckon the smoking ban is absolutely great. I hate the smell of cigarette smoke. Every time I did a gig in Spain I had to put my clothes in the washer when I got back home because they stunk of cigarette smoke. I reckon any smoker who goes for treatment for a smoking related illness should be refused treatment.
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Re: Smoking Yes I admit it, I am a smoker. As of today we also have a smoking ban in Hotels, Restaurants and Bars. However I must say that smokers pay a lot of money to the government because most of the amount you pay is tax related.
I totally disagree with this statement. First of all it is against the law for doctors to refuse treatment when a person is in danger. Second of all, how do you actually know if it is a smoking related illness? Maybe it was because of all the smog in the cities or because of being a workaholic that made you heart go bad. Maybe it was stress related. Do we ban people who drink alcohol, from hospitals? Do we stop people from playing football or any other sport because it costs so much when they get injured? Do we stop using cell phones because the radiation might cause cancer?I reckon any smoker who goes for treatment for a smoking related illness should be refused treatment.
I don't think so.
Let people live the lives they want to as long as it is within the law and stop forcing people to do something because others want to have it their way. That is my opinion at least. Smoke if you want to and don't smoke if you don't want to, but stop looking at me when I set a camel on fire acting as if I am killing someone ;)
This Fox might out trick you but that does not mean I don't care
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Re: Smoking cj... are you saying that ....god forbid you develope some illness due to your smoking in the past ,that you would refuse treatment? i dont think so . flawed argument there my friend..but we all individuals and as such got our own opinions.
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Re: Smoking wouldnt the world be a boring place if we were all the same hehehe i've not touched a fag since i was 17 - yes i have tried it but never took to it, once a smoker always a smoker is what i say, you can give up but the erge to start again is always there!
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Awards: Re: Smoking Sexy, there are millions of people that have succesfully quit smoking, and have never looked back. To say that once a smoker always a smoker is not the case.
Admittedly it one of the hardest things to do, and yes, it is difficult, but i know many many people that have quit and never once looked back.
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Re: Smoking Actually most of the people that complain about smokers are the ones that used to smoke and quit
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Re: Smoking hmm dont think all smokers should be tared with the once a smoker always a smoker brush
as this is not true, i know a few peeps that have given up for many years and never looked bk
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Re: Smoking some people dont do anything else and smoking is only thing they do let em enjoy it
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