Going smoke-free

The medical case for clean air in the home, at work and in public places

A report by the Tobacco Advisory Group of the Royal College of Physicians, 2005

Presents the consequences of passive smoking in the UK. It appraises health impacts and policy options for preventing secondhand smoke exposure in the home, work and public places. It outlines the benefits of comprehensive smoke-free policy as a means of reducing smoking prevalence and preventing passive smoking by children in the home. It outlines tobacco industry responses, economics of smokefree legislation, ethical issues, smoke-free polices in long stay institutions and analysis of Ireland's achievements. It concludes that smoke-free legislation will save lives, reduce health inequalities and improve public health.

Essential reading for those implementing the smoke-free laws.