Researchers have recently stated that smoking bans in public places can reduce heart attack rates by about 36%, further supporting the effectiveness of smoking restrictions.
Widespread bans on smoking are encouraged in enclosed public places, to help improve general public health.
The author of the study James Lightwood of the University of California, San Francisco, said in a statement, "This study adds to the already strong evidence that second-hand smoke causes heart attacks, and that passing 100 percent smoke-free laws in all workplaces and public places is something we can do to protect the public."
Data was pooled from 13 studies on the smoking bans that have taken effect in the United States, Canada and Europe.
The researchers claimed that as soon as smoking restrictions were put in place, heart attack rates would fall immediately.
He said, "A well-designed smoking restriction law can significantly reduce heart attacks in the community and has a beneficial impact on public health."
Strangely (or not), no one talks about the freedom. If you were reading these studies without thinking, you would think that all those people who lived in the 70' and 80' are dead by now. Stupid…
