Its not hard to explain why: the tobacco industry has long targeted underserved communities, from including cigarette coupons with food stamps to saturating low-income neighborhoods with tobacco retailers five times as many as the highest-income ones
If more adults stop smoking, this could improve health outcomes among children
"Council adopts tough smoking rules", San Antonio Express-News , August 19, 2010 "States and Municipalities with Laws Regulating Use of Electronic Cigarettes" (PDF)
For example, a Minnesota-based study found significant reduction in asthma-related emergency department visits among both adults and children after the implementation of 100% smoke-free legislation in workplaces, restaurants, and bars (Croghan et al
Such assurances do little to quiet the back and forth
Approximately 46,000 people die from tobacco-related illnesses in Canada every year, the federal government says