Smoking Ban cuts Risk
It is already known that over 400,000 American dis annually because of illnesses that are directly related to the fact that they smoke. Not only them but also thousands of other who are forced to inhale second hand smoke. The more secondhand smoke a person is exposed to, the higher the level of these harmful chemicals there will be in their body.
For adults, the health effects of exposure to secondhand smoke include respiratory tract infections, lung cancer, nasal sinus cancer and heart disease. In 1973, Arizona became the first state to restrict smoking in public places and today over 24 more states have called a statewide ban on smoking in all enclosed public places. Experts say these bans are really paying off. Smoke-free policies can lower the risk of heart attack by up to 47 percent and significantly lower the likelihood of other heart problems.
It has also noticed that evidence of even a brief exposure to secondhand smoke can trigger a heart attack. They also conclude a cause-and-effect relationship exists between heart disease and secondhand smoke exposure. Unfortunately, ventilating buildings, cleaning the air, or separating smokers from non-smokers cannot keep non-smokers from being exposed to secondhand smoke.
