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A number of states prohibit smoking in public places. In the city of Los Angeles, California,
even outdoor parks are designated as no smoking zones.
In Rhode Island (RI)
similar smoking ban took place under “Smoke-Free Public Places and Workplaces
Act” in 2005. The good news is RI is seeing health and financial benefit from
such smoking ban.
A new study from the Rhode Island Department of Health
(HEALTH) has announced that Rhode
Island hospitalization rates for heart attack, and
associated costs have been declining since the smoking ban took place in 2005.
