A World Wide Ban on Indoor Smoking
What Are The Chances of That One Passing
The United Nations health agency yesterday issued its strongest policy recommendations yet for controlling tobacco use, urging all countries to ban smoking at indoor workplaces and in public buildings. Tobacco use is the world’s leading cause of preventable death, accounting for 10% of adult fatalities, according to the World Health Organization. It is responsible for 5.4 million deaths each year, a figure that is expected to rise to 8.3 million by 2030, the agency says. In its 50-page report, the WHO said governments of both rich and poor countries should declare all public indoor places smoke-free, by passing laws and actively enforcing measures to ensure that “everyone has a right to breathe clean air, free from tobacco smoke.” So far, Ireland and Uruguay as governments that have successfully tackled smoking by creating and enforcing smoke-free environments. Imagine How Las Vegas Casinos Would Smell Then.
