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Tobacco kills 55,000 people in
Spain every year
Tuesday May 31, 2011 11:36:37 PM,
IANS
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Madrid: Around 55,000
people die every year in Spain from tobacco-related diseases, said
an official report Tuesday on the occasion of World No Tobacco
Day.
The report stated that the only positive news was that since the
government brought in a new anti-tobacco law in January this year,
around 400,000 Spaniards have stopped smoking, Xinhua said.
The new law prohibits smoking in closed public spaces such as bars
and restaurants and also in some outdoor areas like children's
playgrounds.
The National Committee for the Prevention of Tobacco has estimated
that the new law would prevent around 500,000 illnesses and 10,000
premature deaths over a decade.
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