ASH response to BMJ study on benefits of workplace smoking policies
Jump to full article: ASH London (uk), 2002-07-26
Intro: Scientists have today made the most compelling argument yet for smoking to be restricted in workplaces yet on current form it would be no surprise if government ignores the advice.
Making workplaces a smoke free environment would not only prevent thousands of deaths caused by passive smoke exposure, but also have a significant knock on effect in terms of overall smoking prevalence in the UK, say the Californian based research team in an article for the BMJ. [1]
Marsha Williams of the anti-tobacco campaigning group ASH, said:
"Government should see this study as manna from heaven because it shows how smoking can be tackled cheaply and effectively. They have backed themselves into a corner by putting the invented concerns of the business community about unnecessary regulation over and above the clear risks to
health from passive smoking. If ever there was a way out of the mess they have created, this study is it."
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