Smoke-free workplaces cut smoking

Smoke-free workplaces not only protect non-smokers from the dangers of passive smoking but also encourage smokers to quit. A systematic review by Fichtenberg and Glantz (p 188) shows that totally free smoke-free workplaces are associated with reductions in prevalence of smoking of 3.8%, and continuing smokers smoke 3.1 fewer cigarettes a day. The combined effects reduce total cigarette consumption by 29%. To achieve similar results through taxation would require an increase in the price of cigarettes of 73%, so that cigarettes would cost £6.59 per pack in the United Kingdom.

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