ASH Daily News for 07/11/2002
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ASH Daily News
7 November 2002
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Doctors call for total ban on smoking in public
Doctors yesterday called for a total ban on smoking in public places such as
offices, factories, pubs and restaurants, arguing that second-hand cigarette
smoke kills at least 1,000 people a year and puts 17,000 small children in
hospital.
A hard-hitting report from the British Medical Association spelling out the
hidden dangers of inhaling other people's tobacco smoke was warmly welcomed
by the campaigning group Action on Smoking and Health, which wants MPs to
sponsor a private member's bill banning smoking in the workplace.
The BMA says there is general acceptance that passive smoking is bad for
health, but that voluntary agreements to restrict smoking in offices and
restaurants do not offer enough protection. According to the report, 3
million workers are regularly exposed to second-hand smoke, and around 1.3
million are exposed to it at least 75% of the time. Lower socio-economic
groups run the greatest risk of exposure.
Vivienne Nathanson, head of ethics at the BMA, said every other country in
Europe had some legislation on passive smoking and it was time Britain
caught up.
In light of the BMA’s call for a ban, Action on smoking and Health is
contacting MPs to seek support for a private members bill that would ban
smoking in the workplace.
Clive Bates, director of ASH said: “The government just can’t go on ignoring
a source of cancer and heart disease in the workplace as if it is some
trivial annoyance.
Summary of BMA report: http://www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/Smokefree
ASH Press release: http://www.ash.org.uk/html/press/021106.html
Full Guardian article:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,834832,00.html
Source: The Guardian, Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, The Express, The Mirror,
The Sun, 7 November 2002
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Action on Smoking and Health
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London EC2A 4HW
http://www.ash.org.uk
Tel 020 7739 5902 Fax 020 7613 0531
ASH Daily News
7 November 2002
FULL TEXT
Doctors call for total ban on smoking in public
Doctors yesterday called for a total ban on smoking in public places such as
offices, factories, pubs and restaurants, arguing that second-hand cigarette
smoke kills at least 1,000 people a year and puts 17,000 small children in
hospital.
A hard-hitting report from the British Medical Association spelling out the
hidden dangers of inhaling other people's tobacco smoke was warmly welcomed
by the campaigning group Action on Smoking and Health, which wants MPs to
sponsor a private member's bill banning smoking in the workplace.
The BMA says there is general acceptance that passive smoking is bad for
health, but that voluntary agreements to restrict smoking in offices and
restaurants do not offer enough protection. According to the report, 3
million workers are regularly exposed to second-hand smoke, and around 1.3
million are exposed to it at least 75% of the time. Lower socio-economic
groups run the greatest risk of exposure.
Vivienne Nathanson, head of ethics at the BMA, said every other country in
Europe had some legislation on passive smoking and it was time Britain
caught up.
In light of the BMA’s call for a ban, Action on smoking and Health is
contacting MPs to seek support for a private members bill that would ban
smoking in the workplace.
Clive Bates, director of ASH said: “The government just can’t go on ignoring
a source of cancer and heart disease in the workplace as if it is some
trivial annoyance.
Summary of BMA report: http://www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/Smokefree
ASH Press release: http://www.ash.org.uk/html/press/021106.html
Full Guardian article:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,834832,00.html
Source: The Guardian, Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, The Express, The Mirror,
The Sun, 7 November 2002
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Action on Smoking and Health
102 Clifton Street
London EC2A 4HW
http://www.ash.org.uk
