Low-income tenants face smoking ban in county apartments
Jump to full article: Vancouver (WA) Columbian, 2009-06-28
Author: MICHAEL ANDERSEN COLUMBIAN STAFF WRITER
Intro: The new decision by Clark County's subsidized housing agency to ban smoking in some of its properties reflects Washington's successful crusade to drive down cigarette use.
But the heated disputes between smokers and nonsmokers in Richard's building, inflamed by the VHA's action, also reflect an awkward fact about Washington's anti-smoking campaign: it's been relatively unsuccessful among the poor.
Heavy smokers who live in Richard's building, Esther Short Commons on the west side of downtown Vancouver's Esther Short Park, said they'll do as smokers whose buildings go smoke-free have done for decades: move to another place as soon as they can.
But the continuing spread of no-smoking apartments is leaving smokers with a new worry.
Where can you smoke, if not in the projects?
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