[medinformatics] Total smoking ban in New Zealand well received

[Medical Informatics News]

Filed under: Lung Cancer, Prevention, Stories*Last December New Zealand passed a law banning all smoking from indoor public places. The ban, although well received, has caused a run on nicotine patches and an increase in calls to the national Quitline for smokers wishing to quit the habit.Creators of the law felt a partial ban would not be sufficient* for other countrymen. Speaking of the nationwide approach on this issue,

Nick Wilson, a senior lecturer in public health in New Zealand* writes: "Having only a
partial ban on smoking in public places is seriously inadequate in
terms of protecting the public health from second-hand smoke."*ReadPermalink*|*Email this*|*Linking*Blogs*|*Comments









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