Smoking Myths (SFA) - 2007

| As the smoke clears: The myths and reality of Smokefree England[archive] was a document produced by Smokefree Action (at the latest March 2009) which claimed to list, and then debunk, 10 so-called myths about the smoking ban enacted on July 1st 2007:

1. Myth: It will be bad for pubs
2. Myth: It will be bad for bingo
3. Myth: There will be large scale non-compliance
4. Myth: There will be heavy handed enforcement with undercover officers and covert filming
5. Myth: Working men's clubs and shisha bars will close
6. Myth: People won't really quit
7. Myth: Smoking is a victimless crime/ Claims about the health impact are flawed
8. Myth: House fires will increase as people will stay at home to smoke
9. Myth: There will be an increase in exposure of secondhand smoke in the home, affecting children
10. Myth: The public do not want a smoking ban or any further tobacco control measures

Unfortunately, as time has progressed, the 'myths,' in large part have been shown to be facts.

It will be bad for pubs

Smokefree Action stated that:

Pro smoking groups claimed that the smokefree legislation would be bad for business and we would lead to many pubs closing down. The evidence to date from notable pub groups is that the smoking ban has had 'little impact' upon their sales.

CR Consulting (2011) on the other hand found that before the smoking ban, the closure rate averaged 0.6% (1990-2006) and after the ban, in the respective countries, the closure rate increased to 2.7% - over four times.

It will be bad for bingo

TODO:

There will be large scale non-compliance

TODO:

There will be heavy handed enforcement with undercover officers and covert filming

TODO:

Working men's clubs and shisha bars will close

TODO:

People won't really quit

TODO:

Smoking is a victimless crime/ Claims about the health impact are flawed

TODO:

House fires will increase as people will stay at home to smoke

TODO:

There will be an increase in exposure of secondhand smoke in the home, affecting children

TODO:

The public do not want a smoking ban or any further tobacco control measures

TODO: