Smoke-Free Campuses Trendy in American Universities

Before adopting a smoke-free policy, the University of Minnesota discussed the subject for years as it raised particular controversies. However, the smoke-free policy was adopted and in July 1, 2014, it came into action. Smoke-free policies in campuses of American universities and colleges gain popularity in the country and more and more educational institutions join

It may be time for a comprehensive indoor smoking ban

Arsenic. Benzene. Formaldehyde. Hydrogen Cyanide. Toluene. One ingredient is found in gasoline. Another is found in paint thinner. A third is used in embalming fluid. And all, along with at least 4,000 other chemicals, are found in tobacco smoke. Needless to say, the health effects of inhaling such toxins are many.

Most Americans also are well aware of the health risks to smokers. What is perhaps less well known are the many risks of secondhand smoke, or “passive smoking.” Exposure to secondhand smoke increases the risk of heart attack, stroke and lung cancer by 25 to 30 percent compared to those not exposed. An estimated 3,000 lung cancer deaths and as many as 45,000 heart attack deaths per year, are attributed to secondhand smoke exposure.

Efforts have long been in place to curb passive smoking exposure. The 1994 Pro-Children Act prohibits smoking in federally-funded facilities providing services to children. And Healthy People 2020, a comprehensive nationwide health promotion program of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, includes a goal of reducing tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure.

Nationally, many bans on smoking in all indoor public places exist. In Lubbock, an effort is afoot to eliminate the exceptions that exist to a public indoor smoking ban. Establishments like bingo parlors and sports bars are currently exempted from the ban. While opinions vary on the proposed comprehensive ban, here are a few more facts to consider from a medical point of view:

Research confirms only truly comprehensive smoking bans (with no exemptions) are effective. In a broad sampling of communities where such bans went into effect, hospitalizations for heart attack and stroke dropped by 15 percent, while admissions for acute respiratory illnesses like bronchitis and asthma were reduced by 25 percent within one year of the legislation taking effect. In communities in which bans with exemptions were enacted, no significant drop in hospitalizations was seen.

Worries about adverse economic impact on businesses affected by such bans may be unfounded. Studies of the Texas communities of El Paso and Arlington showed no slowing of bar or restaurant business once comprehensive legislation was passed.

Smokers in Texas are against smoking ban because they say it breaks their rights and freedoms. Most popular brand of cigarettes in Texas is L&M.

Pleasant Hill to Expand Smoking Ban

In 2013, Michael Harris, the Council Member of Pleasant Hill proposed to prohibit smoking in the downtown shopping district, but the proposal did not gain any support. So the ban was not adopted. Harris considers it was not a perfect moment to come with such a proposal as City Council had on its agenda the

Chinese Passengers Smoked in Airplane Despite Ban

Recently a group of passengers told that they were on-lookers of a case when a budget airline did not stop passengers from smoking their cheapest cigarettes during a flight. The talk is about passengers from China United Airlines (CUA) flight 5216 who told they saw people smoking cigarettes in the toilet during the flight from

Wilmington could expand smoking ban in public places

Wilmington City Council could vote this week on a bill that would extend a smoking ban for some public spaces to include city parks, playgrounds and sheltered bus stops.

An ordinance amending the city's smoking law cleared the council's Health, Aging and Disabilities Committee last week. The bill could receive a full vote on Thursday.

The legislation expands the reach of an existing law that already allows police to fine smokers who light up cigarettes online in areas like city government offices, classrooms, libraries and museums. Offenders face a $100 penalty.

Councilman Bob Williams (D-District 7) said the bill is aimed at cutting down on the amount of second-hand smoke sometimes present in some Wilmington parks.

Williams, the primary sponsor on the bill, said many smokers are generally courteous toward those around them but also occasionally inconvenience non-smokers.

"You can walk across the street, do what you gotta do and come back," he said. "It's just that in these public gathering places, we're trying to keep it as environmentally friendly as possible for all the participants."

Though he intends to bring the bill to the floor on Thursday, Williams said an administrative issue regarding signage in non-smoking areas may prompt him to hold the bill for a couple of weeks.

Ocean City Wants to Restrict Smoking on Beaches

During their town Council meeting, authorities in Ocean City, Maryland, voted for adopting a new anti-smoking law that would ban smoking on beaches and along the boardwalk. However, smoking will be allowed in designated areas. The law was approved with 4 votes for and 3 against it. The authorities of the city expalin that smoking

Sun International recovers from Chile’s smoking ban

The smoking ban was implemented in Chile in March 2013 and had knocked one of Latin America’s best casinos, Monticello’s, revenue down by 22 per cent for the half year. Sun International Limited 0.07% which now has a 98.9 per cent stake in Monticello since July this year, therefore opened four new smoking decks in September and October, resulting in revenue growth of ten per cent for the second half of the year.

“The recovery in revenues in recent months and a comprehensive restructure of the business resulted in EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) in the second half of the year increasing by 56 per cent to 9.5 billion Chilean pesos on last year at an EBITDA margin of 24.8 per cent, which creates a positive outlook for the year ahead,” said the group in a statement.

Total group revenue for the period increased by 5.4 per cent to 10.8 billion rand while EBITDA was up five per cent at 3.1 billion rand, reflecting a significant turnaround in the second half of the year in which revenue was up 7.4 per cent compared to 3.6 per cent in the first half of the year.

Adjusted headline earnings and diluted adjusted headline earnings per share both however declined by six per cent to 683 million rand and seven per cent to 655 cents respectively. A final dividend of 155 cents was declared, bringing the total dividend for the period to 245 cents, a decline from last year’s 265 cents.

In Sun International’s South African operations, Grand West Casino’s revenue increased by eight per cent to 2 billion rand while Sun City’s revenue was nine per cent higher at 1.4 billion rand with the casino division’s profits up 16 per cent to 519 million rand. Sibaya Casino’s revenue grew by five per cent to one billion rand while Carnival City’s revenue declined by two per cent to one billion rand due to increased competition from Electric Bingo Terminals and Limited Payout Machines. 

In the groups’ hotel operations, the Table Bay Hotel achieved revenue growth of 29 per cent to 233 million rand driven by a 40 per cent increase in international room nights sold which accounted for 73 per cent of rooms’ revenue.

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