UK Approves Lifelong Ban on Smoking for People Born
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The U.K. just banned cigarettes for a generation. But 22 U.S. towns beat them to it—and barely anyone noticed.
An ordinance to ban smoking from outdoor patios at bars is currently under review by the San Francisco board of supervisors.
Researchers followed these young adults for a year to see whether weed use was associated with asthma attacks. Those who smoked weed had a 64% increased risk of asthma attacks, while those who vaped had 81% higher odds of an asthma attack, researchers found. Those who both smoked and vaped weed had 57% increased risk.
New legislation in Britain prohibits the sale of tobacco products to an entire generation, in a move intended to dramatically reduce smoking rates and reshape public health for years to come.