Smoking Bans And Heart Attacks
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Smoking Bans and Heart Attacks
Summary
Last year, physicians Richard John Singer Sargent and Robert Alan Shepard, who campaigned for a smoking ban in Helena, Montana, announced unexpected results. The ban led to a stunning 60% reduction in heart attacks within six months. By the time their study, co-authored with anti-smoking advocate Stanton Glantz, was published in the April 5, 2004, issue of the British Medical Journal, the reduction was noted as 40%?"still significant but more modest. This outcome is remarkable even for those who accept the claims linking secondhand smoke and heart disease.
Article Body
Physicians Richard John Singer Sargent and Robert Alan Shepard worked towards implementing a smoking ban in Helena, Montana, and the results were more successful than anticipated. Initially, the ban resulted in a 60% decrease in heart attacks over six months. By the time their research was featured in the British Medical Journal, the reduction was reported at 40%.
According to the American Heart Association, smoking accounts for roughly 20% of heart disease deaths. Even a ban that completely removed exposure to secondhand smoke (which didn’t apply to private residences) couldn't achieve such an impactful reduction. Sargent, Shepard, and Glantz didn’t attempt to quantify exposure levels but suggested that the ban may have also encouraged smokers to quit or reduce consumption.
Even if the ordinance caused all smokers in the area to quit, which it likely didn’t, a 40% drop in heart attacks seems too substantial. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention attributes only about 20% of heart disease deaths to smoking. An immediate 40% decline implies a faster and more substantial risk reduction than typically observed in studies of people who quit smoking.
In response to the need for better strategies to help teens quit smoking, the American Lung Association developed a new program called "Not On Tobacco" (N-O-T). This program is tailored for adolescents aged 14 to 19 who are regular smokers and possibly addicted to nicotine. It is designed to provide an effective, easy-to-use method for youth who choose to quit, offering a group-based support platform.
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