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Public Smoking ban cuts heart attack rate by 40%! by Decius at 1:03 pm EDT, Apr 5, 2004
] Every year Helena, Mont., counts how many people suffer ] heart attacks. Every year the number stayed about the ] same -- until the city banned smoking in workplaces, bars ] and restaurants in 2002. ] ] Instantly the number of attacks among Helena's ] townspeople plummeted by more than 40 per cent.
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RE: Public Smoking ban cuts heart attack rate by 40%!
by Jeremy at 9:35 pm EDT, Apr 5, 2004

Decius wrote:
]] Every year Helena, Mont., counts how many people suffer
]] heart attacks. Every year the number stayed about the
]] same -- until the city banned smoking in workplaces, bars
]] and restaurants in 2002.
]]
]] Instantly the number of attacks among Helena's
]] townspeople plummeted by more than 40 per cent.

"The bear patrol must be working like a charm!"

What about the smokers who moved out of town when the ban went into effect?

If I compare the rate of occurrence within the general population, and then compare it to non-smokers, I think you'll see a significant difference.