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Support Grows for Workplace Smoking Bans
June 29, 2010
The majority of smokers and employers worldwide are now in support of 1005 smoke-free work sites, suggesting the need for new smoking bans and a global cessation program.
Employees and employers from Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Poland, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey and the United Kingdom took part in a global workplace smoking survey. Around 75% of workers who smoke and 87 percent of employers supported a smoke-free work place.
Although nearly three-quarters of employees supported workplace smoking bans, this varied by region and country. Seventy-eight percent of Asian employees supported smoke-free work sites, compared to only 51 percent of European employees.
Support for workplace smoking bans among employers was 87 percent in all countries. The greatest support was in India at 96 percent, Taiwan 95 percent and the United Kingdom 95 percent. The least support for a smoking ban was in South Korea 72 percent and Japan 73 percent according to figures published in International Journal of Public Health.
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Belgians in favour of public smoking ban
June 14, 2010
Around two-thirds of Belgians are now in favour of a smoking ban in cafes and restaurants. This shows a significant increase in support for a law already in force in most European countries.
In 2004, only 49 percent of Belgians supported the ban while in 2010 the figure is now in the region of 65 percent, according to research company Ipsos.
However, support is less pronounced among restaurant owners, with a little over half and just 57% of cafe owners in favour of a ban.
The UK smoking ban affected many hospitality establishments. A record number of pubs have closed since the introduction of a smoking ban. There is now a solution in the form of the electronic cigarette, but many pub owners still lack the drive and foresight to push the sale of electronic cigarettes more by failing to stock a range of inexpensive disposable e-cigarettes.
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Less second-hand smoke in children linked to smoking bans
June 14, 2010
Children who live with non-smoking parents and homes free from smokers are less likely to be exposed to second-hand smoke where communities have smoking bans, a Harvard study reports.
Laws that limit smoking in workplaces or restaurants have been linked to lower exposures in adults. A team of researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health looked specifically at children aged 3 to 19.
The majority of second-hand smoke is now found in the home. One out of 5 children live with smokers being exposed to passive smoke daily, but they are also affected by second-hand smoke elsewhere. Children are still-developing and lungs are more easily irritated. Second-hand smoke has been associated with illnesses such as asthma and ear infections as well as sudden infant death syndrome.
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