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JAMA. 2005;294:1202-1204.

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MMWR. 2005;54:649-653

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Secondhand smoke is a known carcinogen.¹ Exposure to secondhand smoke causes approximately 35,000 heart disease deaths and 3,000 lung cancer deaths among nonsmokers in the United States every year.² Implementing policies that establish smoke-free environments is the most effective approach to reducing secondhand smoke exposure among nonsmokers.¹ Smoking restrictions and smoke-free policies can take the form of laws or regulations implemented at the state or local level or of voluntary policies implemented by private employers and businesses. Smoking restrictions limit smoking to certain areas within a venue; smoke-free policies ban smoking within the entire venue. One of the national health objectives for 2010 is to establish laws in all 50 states and the District of Columbia (DC) that prohibit or restrict smoking in public places and worksites. A related objective calls for all worksites to voluntarily implement policies that prohibit or restrict smoking. To assess . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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