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Recorded presentation

Donald W. Zeigler, PhD, Office of Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Abuse Prevention, American Medical Association, 515 N. State Street, Chicago, IL 60610, 312-464-5687, Donald.Zeigler@ama-assn.org

In many States, entertainment and hospitality industries, particularly restaurants, bars and casinos continue to expose workers to hazardous secondhand smoke. These workplaces are less likely to have smoke-free policies, have patrons more likely to smoke, and have the highest levels of worker exposure to smoke. Teens, young adults, persons of lower socio-economic status, and Hispanics are more likely to work in these environments, largely without medical insurance. Individual rights and freedom from exposure to tobacco smoke should be a cornerstone of tobacco control policy.

Learning Objectives:

• none available.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No

Recorded presentation