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A study released Tuesday shows smoking bans have been linked to a drop in heart attacks. A poll shows more than 60 percent of the 400 registered voters who participated are in favor of a smoking ban.
Jump to full article: WIBW Channel 13 (Topeka, KS), 2009-09-23
Author: Reporter: Rae Chelle Davis
Intro: The odds seem to be stacking up for those in favor of a smoking ban in Topeka. A study was released Tuesday that links smoking bans to a drop in heart attacks. The study found a 26 percent drop after one year and a 36 percent drop in heart attacks after three years in areas with a smoking ban.
"Almost all of the effects or benefits occur in non-smokers, but there is some effect for smokers because smoking bans get some of them to stop smoking," said David Meyers, MD, MPH at the University of Kansas Medical Center who is the lead author of one of the studies.
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