Benefits of the Smoking Ban
By emisle
@emisle (3822)
Ireland
April 16, 2007 6:09am CST
I came across this article when I was reading the news today and just thought I'd share it.
Smoking in public places has been banned here in Ireland since 2004 and a study was done which has been published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
It says that pollution in Dublin pubs has dropped by 83% since the smoking ban was introduced and the health of bar workers has significantly improved.
Well, we probably all knew that! But there's the evidence..:)
http://www.rte.ie/aertel/115-01.html
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@Idlewild (6090)
• United States
1 May 07
I don't think smoking bans hurt bars and restaurants all that much. People aren't going to sit at home eating TV dinners because they can't smoke in their favorite restaurant. I personally used to avoid bars *because* of all the smoke. And people I know who are waitresses, bartenders, and musicians don't have a choice of not going to a restaurant or bar, becauseit's where they work. They used to have to breathe that stuff 8 or 12 hours a day.
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@polachicago (18716)
• United States
1 May 07
I was also avoiding bars because of smoke...I thin k that more people go to bars now that used to....
@whiteheather39 (24403)
• United States
16 Apr 07
I wonder if the owners of bars, restaurants, coffee shops, etc. have also noticed that their earnings/incomes/rceipts have also dropped!
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@Lydia1901 (16351)
• United States
21 Apr 07
Well, I am not very surprised about that because second hand smoke does more damage. So, I think it is good that more places are doing that, people will be a lot healthier in the end.
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@carolynpb (647)
• United States
1 May 07
I am so glad to hear this! I hope that they ban it in our state. If smokers want to harm their lungs it doesn't give them the right to harm non-smokers. I personally feel like I can't breathe when I am eating somewhere and someone starts smoking. I don't know how people that have asthma can even be around smokers and be able to breathe. And as said above they are now saying that second hand smoke is really bad.
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