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Jump to full article: Ravalli (MT) Republic, 2007-10-18
Author: JENNY HARRIS / Ravalli Republic
Intro: The Montana Clean Indoor Act is a state law that protects all Montanans from the hazards of secondhand tobacco smoke in all enclosed places open to the public. The law went into effect Oct. 1, 2005 and since then, several studies have been conducted concerning the role of the clean air act.
According to a survey by the Montana Tobacco Use and Prevention Program in Helena, a smoke-free ordinance was associated with a 40-percent reduction in heart attacks over a six-month period. The study was published in the British Medical Journal in 2004 and has since been replicated five times - twice in the U.S. as well as in Scotland, Ireland and Italy.
Linda Lee of MTUPP said by adopting the Clean Indoor Air Act, the Montana Legislature recognized the right of nonsmokers to breathe smoke-free air in the name of protecting public health.
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