There are at least two rationales for banning smoking in restaurants and bars. They are protecting customers and protecting workers. In Sidney Zion's article about secondhand smoke, Zion talks about how Mayor Bloomberg wants to prohibit smoking almost everywhere in the city. Zion is opposed to what Bloomberg believes. Bloomberg cites studies that say that bartenders and waiters inhale half a pack of cigarettes a day. Although nobody has been able to find these studies, there are many other studies that had different conclusions. There was a study that is stated in Zion's article, that says the United Kingdom conducted a study on bartenders and waiters. This study concluded that they i

Environmental tobacco smoke causes heart disease , lung cancer, nasal sinus cancer and respiratory ailments in adults. In infants and children it causes harmful health effects include sudden infant death syndrome, lower birth weight and respiratory illnesses. Newer studies show second hand smoke are linked to cervical and breast cancer , stroke and miscarriage. In restaurants, levels of second hand smoke are twice as high as other working places without smoking restrictions.

Recent studies indicate that levels of secondhand smoke exposure are higher in restaurants and bars than in offices and buisnesses. Owners of bars and restaurants are worried that smoking restrictions will result in decrease in revenue. A study conducted by Glantz and Smith found that there was no significant effect on restaurant sales as a result of a ban on smoking in certain california cities. (DAYBREAK...) "Accourding to the ANR Foundation, 170 cities have 100% smoke-free workplaces including restaurants, while another 48 have 100% smoke-free workplaces, and another 123 have smoke-free restaurants.(Second-Hand Smoke:An...) In the article Zion says states that a six year study was conducted in 17 cities by the United States Energy Department. It says that the results of the study were that the amount of smoke inhaled by nonsmoking bartenders and waiters was way below what is considered dangerous. I could not find this study anywhere, but I did find a study done by the United States Energy Department that says exposures to environmental tobacco smoke may be lower than

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