Smoking ban in Austria: a long overdue step but still a lot to be done

Muttarak, R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0627-4451, Steiber, N., & Gallus, S. (2015). Smoking ban in Austria: a long overdue step but still a lot to be done. The Lancet 385 (9972) 941-942. 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60521-9.

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Abstract

Tobacco control in Austria has long fallen behind other high-income countries. A tradition of dominant influence of the tobacco industry, coupled with a strong resistance from tobacconists, the hospitality sector, and parts of the population, impeded for a long time, any effective, comprehensive tobacco control legislation. Five years ago, a partial smoking ban in public places that controversially granted a wide range of exceptions to the hospitality sector was introduced. Finally, on Jan 13, 2015, the coalition parties agreed to adopt a new comprehensive legislation, prohibiting smoking in all restaurants and bars by summer 2015 - with more than ten years of delay compared to Ireland, Scotland, and Italy.

Item Type:	Article
Research Programs:	World Population (POP)
Bibliographic Reference:	The Lancet; 385(9972):941-942 (March 2015)
Depositing User:	IIASA Import
Date Deposited:	15 Jan 2016 08:53
Last Modified:	27 Aug 2021 17:25
URI:	https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/11489

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