ATLANTA: According to a new study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, implementing smoke-free policies can lead to fewer hospitalizations resulting from heart attacks.
The Pueblo Heart Study found that although 399 people were hospitalized for heart attacks before any smoke-free laws went into effect, that number dropped to 237 three years after the law’s introduction, a 41 percent decline.
The study was published in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report on Wednesday. The accompanying editorial suggests that there may be several reasons the ordinance may have led to a reduction in the number of heart attack-related hospitalizations.
