Louisville Considering Smoking Ban
The city of Louisville, Kentucky, is considering a smoking ban in restaurants and day care centers. More than 4,800 municipalities across the country are covered by smoking bans in the workplace, restaurants, or bars. Some have bans in all three places. What makes the upcoming vote in Louisville interesting is that Louisville has the highest smoking rate in the nation and is the largest city in a tobacco-growing state.
Kentucky's adult smoking rate was 27.5 percent in 2004, which made it the top in the nation. Kentucky's governor, Ernie Fletcher, said last month that smoking was the cause for about 7,700 deaths each year in his state. Smoking-related health care costs Kentucky an estimated $1.4 billion per year.
Lexington, Kentucky's second-largest city, passed a ban on most public indoor smoking in 2003. The ban did not take effect until 2004 due to a failed court challenge.
The city of Louisville, Kentucky, is considering a smoking ban in restaurants and day care centers. More than 4,800 municipalities across the country are covered by smoking bans in the workplace, restaurants, or bars. Some have bans in all three places. What makes the upcoming vote in Louisville interesting is that Louisville has the highest smoking rate in the nation and is the largest city in a tobacco-growing state.
Kentucky's adult smoking rate was 27.5 percent in 2004, which made it the top in the nation. Kentucky's governor, Ernie Fletcher, said last month that smoking was the cause for about 7,700 deaths each year in his state. Smoking-related health care costs Kentucky an estimated $1.4 billion per year.
Lexington, Kentucky's second-largest city, passed a ban on most public indoor smoking in 2003. The ban did not take effect until 2004 due to a failed court challenge.
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