Friday
Nov252011
Scotland: smoking ban isn't working
Friday, November 25, 2011 at 15:51 Researchers investigating the impact of the smoking ban in Scotland have produced a new report.
'Impact of Smoke-Free Legislation on Smoking Quit Attempts and Prevalence', published on November 16, concludes:
Quit attempts increased in the three months leading up to Scotland's smoke-free legislation, resulting in a fall in smoking prevalence. However, neither has been sustained suggesting the need for additional tobacco control measures and ongoing support.
Reader Comments (56)
@ Dave
It all begins to make sense when you find out what was going on.
I suppose they hid the "public" announcement right at the bottom of the page,so they didn't lose votes at the upcoming election and be unable to impliment it all.
16th December, 2004
“On the same day as these statistics were published, the UK ratified the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.”
“This is the first international treaty on public health and has the potential to make a real difference in tobacco control at a global level by committing all parties to the following measures:
- Comprehensive bans on the advertising and promotion of tobacco products. – Labelling of tobacco products to warn about the dangers of smoking. – Education about the health effects of tobacco. – Greater controls on the smuggling of tobacco. – Protection of the public from the effects of secondhand smoke – Measures to reduce the availability and promotion of tobacco to young people.”
http://gov-news.org/gov/uk/news/more_than_a_million_fewer_smokers_since_1998/77507.html
Tony Blair's 10 Years Of Tobacco Control - 2007
"A Comment published online Friday June 29 assesses the impact of 10 years of Tony Blair's Labour Government in the UK concerning public-health measures to reduce the harmful effects of tobacco, just two days before a ban on smoking in public places is introduced in England. This week's lead Editorial also discusses tobacco control, with reference to the 2005 WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC).
John Britton, co-author of the Comment, states: "Labour has achieved more in terms of tobacco control than any other UK government, establishing the UK as a world leader in this respect, and deserves credit for doing so. However, it has taken 10 years to deliver results that could have been achieved in 5 or even 3, indicating that Blair's government has lacked either the courage or the commitment to implement its policies."
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/75557.php
The last thing anyone involved in Tobacco Control would want to have questioned was the pretext of harm to others from passive smoking, no wonder they lashed out hard when their plans were so close to fruition.
I just had to know what had happened to me and who was responsible, now I do.
@frank i will continue to give my valid opinions which do not have to be provable with sourced facts because you demand it, Of course i have already done that anyway
How arrogant of you to want me to shut up and go away because you don't like my opinion.
Grow up frank
@DD
The first thing one notes about your posts are the lack of capital letters for proper names and some basic spelling mistakes.
The next thing you notice is not one scientific paper cited or any corroborating evidence, a sure sign of an anti smoker.
Having already had to think the unthinkable, what worries me now is that after a common plant chemical in many popular vegetables has been transformed by TC into an object of widespread terror, it's the perfect moment for the GM agriculture companies to step in.
Which might even hold some slight concerns for Dickie.
@Dave, one shouldn't be afraid of challenging my opinions, we notice that you do not seem to be able to understand them.
I am not an anti smoker.. Read my posts again slowly this time and you will see where I make this clear.
We will be happy to help you
@Dickie D - who is this "we" - do you suffer from multiple personality disorder :)