{"id":697,"date":"2004-04-05T05:38:02","date_gmt":"2004-04-05T10:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rojisan.com\/blog\/2004\/04\/smoking-ban-drops-heart-attacks-40\/"},"modified":"2004-04-05T05:38:02","modified_gmt":"2004-04-05T10:38:02","slug":"smoking-ban-drops-heart-attacks-40","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rojisan.com\/blog\/2004\/04\/smoking-ban-drops-heart-attacks-40\/","title":{"rendered":"smoking ban drops heart attacks 40%"},"content":{"rendered":"

a while ago, i posted<\/a> a brief comment on the news from new york on the economic impact of the smoking ban in the city.<\/p>\n

since then, that story proved a bit controversial as smoking proponents complained that the study didn’t represent the real picture – it lumped mcdonalds in with the local bar. ok, so the economic case may be harder to make. we also recently saw much news of the smoking ban in ireland.<\/p>\n

now we have a study based on data fom montana. it’s getting some coverage around the world. but this isn’t without controversy either (statistics are just like that, i guess).<\/p>\n

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Six-Month Public Smoking Ban Slashes Hart Attack Rate in Community<\/a> [university of california, san francisco]<\/div>\n

In the first study of its kind, researchers have found that the number of heart attack victims admitted to a regional hospital dropped by nearly 60 percent during the first six months that a smoke-free ordinance was in effect in the area.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Smoking ban could halve number of heart attacks<\/a> [the independent]<\/div>\n

…a study conducted in a town that outlawed smoking in enclosed public places. It showed that hospital admissions for heart attacks fell by 40 per cent in the six months covered by the ban.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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How anti-smoking law saved lives<\/a> [edmonton journal]<\/div>\n

Every year the town of Helena, Mont., counts how many people suffer heart attacks. Every year the number stayed about the same — until the town banned smoking in workplaces, bars and restaurants in 2002.<\/p>\n

Instantly the number of attacks among Helena’s townspeople plummeted by more than 40 per cent.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

so, 40% or 60%… i guess someone should take this to the next level and compare the public-health economic impact to the retail-sales economic impact…. and pity the poor tobacco farmers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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