Why did Swiss citizens refuse a comprehensive second-hand smoke ban?
The ill effects of second-hand smoke are now well documented. To protect the population from exposure to tobacco smoke, comprehensive smoking bans are necessary as expressed in the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and its guidelines. Switzerland has only a partial smoking ban full of exce...
Saved in:
Published in | Swiss medical weekly Vol. 144; no. 2930; p. w13983 |
---|---|
Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Switzerland
SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW)
24.07.2014
|
Subjects | |
Online Access | Get full text |
Cover
Loading…
Summary: | The ill effects of second-hand smoke are now well documented. To protect the population from exposure to tobacco smoke, comprehensive smoking bans are necessary as expressed in the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and its guidelines. Switzerland has only a partial smoking ban full of exceptions which has been in effect since 2010, which reproduces the so-called Spanish model. In September 2012, the Swiss citizens refused a proposal for a more comprehensive ban. This case study examines the reasons behind this rejection and draws some lessons that can be learnt from it. |
---|---|
Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 1424-7860 1424-3997 |
DOI: | 10.4414/smw.2014.13983 |