Cigarette smoking has been
identified as the most important source of
preventable death and illness. Smoking related
diseases claim an estimated 440,000 American
lives each year.
Cigarette smoke contains over 4,800 chemicals, 69
of which are known to cause cancer. Smoking is
directly responsible for 90 percent of cancer
deaths and approximately 80-90 percent of COPD
(Emphysema and chronic bronchitis). Smoking is
also a major factor in heart disease and stroke.
Smoking in pregnancy accounts for an estimated 20
to 30 percent of low birth weight babies, up to
14 percent of preterm deliveries and 10 percent
of all infants deaths. Even apparently healthy,
full term babies of smokers have been found to
have narrowed airways and lower lung function.
(Information
provided from the American Lung Association Web
Site)
View list of Roanoke Valley Smoke-Free Restaurants. | Printable List
(List updated 8/12/08)
Submit a Roanoke Valley Smoke-Free Restaurant that is not on our list.
Virginia Smoke-Free Dining - This Tobacco Use
Control Project website will help you Find Economic
Related Facts on Smoke Free Restaurants, Find
Virginia Smoke Free Restaurants by location, Add your
Restaurant to the Smoke Free List and includes Secondhand
Smoke Related Laws.
Download a copy of our brochure:
Your Roanoke/Salem Area Restaurant Guide to Smoke Free
Dining.
Or pick up a copy at one of these locations:
Botetourt Athletic Club (BAC)
Mill Mountain Coffee & Tea (Downtown Roanoke)
Roanoke Athletic Club (RAC)
Roanoke Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau
YMCA - Roanoke
YMCA - Salem
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June 6, 2006: Surgeon General statement on health hazards from second-hand smoke.
Additional Information:
American
Lung Association
American Lung Association of
Virginia
Virginia Department of Health
Tobacco Use Control
Additional smoking cessation resources may be
found on our Resources page
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