What have communities and states done to protect their citizens from ETS exposure?
Eliminating smoking in indoor spaces is the only way to protect nonsmokers from secondhand smoke. The Surgeon General (2006) states that separating smokers from nonsmokers, cleaning the air, and ventilating buildings cannot eliminate exposure of nonsmokers to secondhand smoke. In the United States, numerous towns, cities, counties and states prohibit smoking in public places and indoor workplaces, including restaurants and/or bars. Several entire nations around the world, including Ireland, Italy, Sweden, and Norway, now completely ban smoking in indoor environments, and many more are considering doing so. Smoke-free laws are largely self-enforcing and benefit both nonsmokers by eliminating exposure to ETS, and smokers by providing an environment that facilitates quitting.
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