No More Tobacco

China: Beijing Will Expand Non-smoking Policy For Olympic Games…originally reported by Medical News Today…With less than 200 days left before the “smoke-free Beijing Olympics” open. A Beijing official recently announced that “the provisions to ban smoking in public places in Beijing” will go into effect in Beijing office spaces, restaurants, and hotels.

The new smoking ban will affect at least 4 million smokers in Beijing. In China, there are approximately 350 million smokers; and more than 100,000 people die each year from second hand smoke. view full article

Many lives will likely be saved because of this new smoking ban.