Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh wants to ban chewing tobacco in sports venues across the city.
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“These are addictive substances that cause serious disease”, Walsh said on Wednesday.
Schilling, who was diagnosed with cancer after using chewing tobacco for 30 years, said he felt a responsibility to educate young fans about the risk. And while the passage in the movie is hilarious, it’s sadly telling that smokeless tobacco remains such an issue for young people today as it was in the era the scene is supposed to take place in. “We applaud Mayor Walsh for his efforts and stand ready to work with him and other Boston leaders to make the next generation tobacco-free”.
Walsh’s workplace says these managing sporting occasion websites can be chargeable for assuring compliance and that indicators are clearly posted at entrances, dugouts, bullpens, coaching and locker rooms and press packing containers.
The ordinance will ban smokeless tobacco or any other tobacco product at event sites for professional, collegiate, high school or organized amateur sporting events, including baseball, softball, football, basketball, hockey, track and field, field hockey, lacrosse, and soccer.
Public health officials Wednesday said major league players represent powerful marketers for smokeless tobacco products, whether they realize it or not. Violators would be subject to a $250 fine. That city’s ban takes effect January 1.
While cigarette smoking in the U.S. has been on the decline, smokeless tobacco among youth has remained steady since 1999.
Walsh plans to formally file the ordinance with the Metropolis Council on Monday.
Almost 15 percent of high-school age boys reported using smokeless products in recent studies, he added.
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The proposed ban is on “cut, ground, powdered, or leaf tobacco … intended to be placed in the oral or nasal cavity”. Los Angeles is also considering a ban thats focused exclusively on baseball and does not impact other sports. “All of this is preventable”. We can do something about this..
