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Posted by Michael Alfaro on September 21, 2009

Smoking ban has positive effect on heart attacks study shows

No duh!!!!  First thing I noticed when smoking was banned in public places in New Jersey was that I didn’t smell horrible when I came home from  a bar or lounge.  Of course not being around so much smoke will affect everyone’s health, especially the people sucking in that 2nd hand smoke.   The percentage of heart attacks reduced is very impressive… Can you image how many heart attacks we could stop if we banned Lobbists ???

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“Smoking bans in public places can significantly reduce the number of heart attacks, two U.S. research teams reported on Monday.

One team found smoking bans in the United States, Canada and Europe had an immediate effect that increased over time, cutting heart attacks by 17 percent after the first year and as much as 36 percent after three years, they reported in the journal Circulation.

A second team found such bans reduced the annual heart attack rate by 26 percent. Their report in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology estimates a nationwide ban in the United States could prevent as many as 154,000 heart attacks each year.”

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  1. Oct 6, 2009 at 4:09 AM

    Smoking ban has positive effect on heart attacks study shows | Smoking Ends Fast!

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