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Second-hand smoke exposure has been associated with lower birth weight and higher incidence of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome among infants, and to poor respiratory health and ear infections among children

One study by Yale University researchers, published in December 2024, projected the move would avert up to 526,000 premature deaths across the U.S

Certainly, revenues would never increase, with future generations banned from buying cigarettes, but theyll only fractionally decrease as existing smokers quit or die out

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Millions of pounds have been spent on some of the country's most expensive lawyers in the hope of blocking the policy

Lee S L, W H Wong, and Y L Lau (2016), Smoke-free legislation reduces hospital admissions for childhood lower respiratory tract infection, Tobacco Control 25: e90-94