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Baltimore County Considers Workplace Smoke Ban [08/11-4]
Excerpts from: Tougher smoking limits sought
By Linda Linley Yahoo
News [08/11/03]
An anti-smoking coalition wants Baltimore County officials to back legislation
against smoking in the workplace, a measure similar to a new Montgomery County
law that is among the strictest in the nation.
Smoking is a huge problem," said Dr. Joseph Adams, a physician at Greater
Baltimore Medical Center and the coalition's secretary. "It is the No.
1 health problem. Tobacco causes one-third of all cancer; one in five deaths
in the U.S. is directly the result of tobacco use."
Smith said he is committed to preventing smoking and enforcing laws against
tobacco sales to minors -- another issue that the coalition is pressing.
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