T 42 Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 It is now 5 years since the ban on smoking in enclosed public places was introduced. Since then public health has improved dramatically. Are we really surprised. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19703834 Death rates from cancer are "set to fall dramatically" by 2030, according to Cancer Research UK. It says fewer people smoking as well as improvements in diagnosis and treatment will lead to a 17% drop in death rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kersplosh Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Oh happy days, saving lives by wrecking lives. Just how many jobs in the Ale trade have been lost because of this act Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T 42 Posted September 25, 2012 Author Share Posted September 25, 2012 Oh happy days, saving lives by wrecking lives. Just how many jobs in the Ale trade have been lost because of this act Probably none. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronthenekred Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Probably none. :hihi: ........................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fake Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 It is now 5 years since the ban on smoking in enclosed public places was introduced. Since then public health has improved dramatically. Are we really surprised. Can you show me where it says that because the smoking ban is 5 years old public health has improved dramatically because that does surprise me. Because these figures are "projected figures" its basically guesstimate although the people in the article don't seem to understand that and seem to be treating it as real data. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bypassblade Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 It is now 5 years since the ban on smoking in enclosed public places was introduced. Since then public health has improved dramatically. Are we really surprised. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19703834 Death rates from cancer are "set to fall dramatically" by 2030, according to Cancer Research UK. It says fewer people smoking as well as improvements in diagnosis and treatment will lead to a 17% drop in death rate. How can you say such a stupid thing, while ever the are cars putrefying the air with their poison, cancer will always be here. Cigarettes are just an easy target to blame, tell all the folk who have heart attacks; or get cancer, and have never smoked, your theory is flawed. Cancer is not something we catch it's a gene in our body when were born, it either erupts or lies dormant, okay smoking might not be good for you, but neither is scratching your backside with a broken bottle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewheeldave Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 How can you say such a stupid thing, while ever the are cars putrefying the air with their poison, cancer will always be here. Cigarettes are just an easy target to blame, tell all the folk who have heart attacks; or get cancer, and have never smoked, your theory is flawed. Cancer is not something we catch it's a gene in our body when were born, it either erupts or lies dormant, okay smoking might not be good for you, but neither is scratching your backside with a broken bottle. It's scientifically proven that environmental factors make those genes more likely to be triggered- smoking is one of those environmental factors, hence why smokers are more likely to develop certain cancers, than none smokers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olive Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 The drops in death rates featured in this report are mostly due to better detection and treatment, ovarian and breast cancer seeing the biggest improvements. No mention of the smoking ban, although lung cancer deaths do show a reduction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epiphany Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 I'm hoping an increased awareness of electronic cigarettes will also help the fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T 42 Posted September 25, 2012 Author Share Posted September 25, 2012 Can you show me where it says that because the smoking ban is 5 years old public health has improved dramatically because that does surprise me. Because these figures are "projected figures" its basically guesstimate although the people in the article don't seem to understand that and seem to be treating it as real data. OK http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18628811 It is one of the most important public health acts in the last century. There's no question it's been hugely beneficial." The ban was popular with British adults when it was implemented - and a recent poll of more than 12,000 people found that 78% of adults still support it. A review of the evidence on the impact of the law in England, was commissioned by the government and carried out by Prof Linda Bauld from the University of Stirling and the UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies. Prof Bauld's report concluded: "The law has had a significant impact." "Results show benefits for health, changes in attitudes and behaviour and no clear adverse impact on the hospitality industry." A study of barworkers, using saliva, lung function and air quality tests, showed their respiratory health had greatly improved after the laws came in, thanks to the reduction in exposure to secondhand smoke. Another study looking at children's exposure to secondhand smoking in England, between 1996 and 2007, found that their exposure levels had declined by nearly 70%. .... A Glasgow University study showed a 15% reduction in the number of children with asthma being admitted to hospital in the three years after the ban came into force in Scotland. Ms Sandford says smokers are now more aware about the dangers of secondhand smoke and are doing more to protect children at home. Professor John Britton, chairman of the Royal College of Physicians' tobacco advisory group, says the ban "has had a huge impact on quality of life particularly in people with cardiovascular disease". A Department of Health-funded study examining emergency admissions between July 2002 and September 2008 in England found a 2.4% reduction in admissions for heart attacks. Breathing in secondhand smoke can increase the long-term risk, as well as the immediate risk of a heart attacks and angina, Prof Bauld says. Research from Scotland reported a much larger 17% decrease in heart attack admissions in the year after its ban. Another Glasgow study which looked at smoking and birth rates before and after the ban found a 10% drop in the country's premature birth rate, which researchers linked to the smokefree laws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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