Michigan bans smoking
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The Michigan smoking ban took effect Saturday May 1 2010, making the state the 38th state to enact a smoking free law.
The Michigan legislature passed the law on Dec 10, 2009 and Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed the bill into law on Dec 18, 2009.
The Dr. Ron Davis Smoke Free Air Law bans smoking in most Michigan workplaces and public buildings including restaurants, bars, shopping malls, bowling alleys, concert halls, arenas, museums, mechanic shops, health facilities, nursing homes, education facilities, and child care centers.
There are exemptions. The law does not cover gaming floors at Detroit's three casinos, 20 casinos run by Indian tribes in the state and cigar bars and tobacco specialty shops that meet certain criteria, according to a report by the AP.
Evidence suggests that smoking can not only raise risk for lung cancer, but also promote atherosclerosis or cardiovascular disease.
Pipe A.L. and colleagues from University of Ottawa Heart Institute published an article in the March 2010 issue of Current Atherosclerosis Reports saying that smoking (tobacco addition is the most significant of the modifiable cardiovascular risk factors.
The authors said smokers inhale thousands of chemicals, many of which help initiate and accentuate atherosclerosis by influencing vasomotor activity, vascular dysfunction, oxidation of lipids, atheroma development and thrombosis.
Physicians often advise patients with cardiovascular disease to quit smoking. And Pipe et al. said cessation of smoking have a pronounced effect on the odds of disease progression, hospital readmission and mortality.
Hopefully, the Michigan anti-smoking law will boost the state's health status soon.
JD
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