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Thursday, 28 April 2005 10:48
BNN: British Nursing News Online · www.bnn-online.co.uk
Doctors dismiss smoking “myths”
Doctor’s have moved to dispel the “myths” surrounding the smoking ban in a report published today.

Last year the Government proposed to ban smoking in public places as part of its Public Health White Paper.

The British Medical Association’ (BMA) report “Behind the Smokescreen” explains the arguments in favour of the ban and “challenges the myths generated in attempts to undermine the evidence in support of a ban”.

Opponents, including the tobacco industry, have maintained that a ban would infringe freedom of choice, not be backed by the public, damage the economy, and be unenforceable.

They also claim that that there is no medical evidence that prove the risks of passive smoking.

However, the BMA report cited a World Health Organisation review which concluded that exposure to other people’s smoke increased the risk of lung cancer in non-smokers by 20 to 30 per cent.

The report also dismissed claims that a ban in public places would lead more people to smoke in the home, saying there was no evidence of this in Ireland where a smoking ban is already in place.

Lord Harris, president of the smoker’s lobby group Forest, said a ban would be reasonable if there was real proof of harm to others which “is very far from the truth”.

But Dr Peter Terry of the BMA said: “These myths are well rehearsed but that doesn’t make them true.

“There is no choice for non-smokers who have to socialise and work in smoke-filled rooms.

“Economic arguments flounder in the face of international experience, and scientific evidence clearly links exposure to passive smoke with potentially disabling illnesses such as asthma and potentially fatal illnesses such as lung cancer and coronary heart disease”.


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