New Study: Ambulance Calls Fall After Casinos Go Smoke-Free
Casinos are often exempt from smoke-free workplace laws, putting employees and customers at risk of heart disease, lung cancer and other serious diseases caused by secondhand smoke. A new study, published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation, found that casinos can enjoy immediate and significant health benefits when they go smoke-free.
The study found that after smoking was prohibited from Colorado casinos in 2008, ambulance calls to casinos in Gilpin County – which has a large concentration of casinos – dropped by nearly 20 percent.
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