Europe EditionHealth Board Study Suggests New Smoking Restrictions Needed
- The Health Bureau is exploring the possibility of broadening outdoor smoking bans by introducing trial zones around schools, daycare centers, hospitals, and clinics to enhance protection of public health.
- This initiative follows concerns about youth e-cigarette use, illegal inflows via border checkpoints and logistics, and calls for cross-departmental cooperation and family-school collaboration.
- In 2024, authorities conducted over 259,000 venue inspections and received 1,552 tobacco-related complaints while 3,911 individuals sought help from smoking cessation clinics last year.
- A recent Health Board survey found that 84 percent of 1,725 respondents want stricter public smoking and e-cigarette regulations to address widespread exposure and confusion about existing laws.
- Expanding smoke-free zones may reduce secondhand smoke risks and illegal e-cigarette circulation, but officials note that political consensus and public support remain necessary for new restrictions.
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Smoking to be banned on terraces this year
The Spanish government suggest the end of the year, pundits speculate it could be sooner, but having a smoke with your drink has its days numbered. After the introduction of a smoking ban in bars in 2011, the terrace became the domain of the smoker, either to sit outside, even in the chilliest of months, or just pop out for a quick one before returning to friends inside. But, since the pandemic… Source
The Amunt Association against Cancer in Ondara and the Dénia hospital have participated in a public talk in the framework of World Tobacco Day.
Gov’t signals tougher anti-smoking measures as secondhand exposure concerns rise
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Smoking – for some, it's literally an addiction; for others, it's a nuisance. It's clear that cigarette smoke is harmful to health – both for the smoker themselves and for those exposed to it involuntarily. In France,...Read the article: June 2025 Survey: Smoking ban in public places – Are you in favor? You can support us with every purchase you make through Amazon. Your price remains the same, and we receive a small commission. Simply use this …
When will there be a rigorous and effective tobacco law, but one that's against tobacco? We non-smokers are fed up with inhaling the smoke and even the smell of it, with those who, by smoking, want to self-destruct little by little, even all at once. If they are smokers, they should do so alone, isolate themselves, and not in public places like beaches or parks, including sports and bullfighting venues, or restaurant terraces. Some achievements …
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