‘Sister reminded me of Stalin with her unwavering discipline and wavy moustache’Smoking ban prevents 40,000 deaths
The smoking ban in England has caused record numbers of people to quit smoking, research has shown.
In the nine months before the ban came into force in July 2007 smoking declined by 1.6% compared to 5.5% in the following nine.
It is estimated that at least 400,000 people stopped smoking as a result of the ban.
This could prevent an estimated 40,000 deaths over the next ten years.
Professor Robert West, Cancer Research UK’s director of tobacco studies at University College London’s Health Behaviour Research Centre said: 'I never expected such a dramatic impact.'
The Smoking Toolkit Study, funded by Cancer Research UK, McNeil, Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline was based on interviews with more than 32,000 people in England.
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Torpidai Lawson | 30-Jun-2008 10:15 pm
Wow, 40,000 people achieved immortality just through giving up?
I suspect it's much more probably that their deaths were merely postponed for a year or so.
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