It is still too early to draw conclusions since it was implemented in Spain the Anti-Tobacco Law, but the data from England can help us see what the trend is. Since the legislation that prohibits smoking in closed public spaces was introduced in July 2007 in that country there has been less hospital admissions for childhood asthma.
In addition to children being less exposed to smoke in public places, the restriction has caused many parents to quit smoking at home too, which logically benefits the children who stop being passive smokers.
According to Pediatrics, before the law entered into force, the rate of children hospitalized for severe asthma attacks was increasing at 2% per year, while since it was implemented there was a 12% drop in hospitalizations for 12 months. following, and 3% more in consecutive years.
While at one time it was believed that by not being able to smoke in public places, parents would light more cigarettes at home, fortunately it has not been so. And the same trend has been registered in the United States, so we hope that in Spain, although they have not known data, asthma cases in children will also be reduced thanks to the smoke-free law.
Of course, it's nice to go to public places with children if we compare it with a few years ago. The little ones are especially vulnerable to the toxic effects of tobacco smoke and we have an obligation to protect their health. Children living with smoke are believed to smoke the equivalent of five cigarettes a day.
Asthma cases have been in alarming increase in recent years, in fact it is the most common disease in childhood, so there is less hospital admissions due to the Anti-Tobacco Law It's great news.
