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Smoking in the workplace is becoming an increasingly sensitive issue. For health care providers, the reasons for implementing a proscriptive smoking policy are particularly relevant. This article outlines the reasons for banning workplace smoking and provides examples of companies who have successfully implemented no smoking policies.
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In a recent study conducted by the authors, Seattle-area managers disclosed a high incidence of discrimination against smokers at the hiring point, and expressed strong preferences for further restrictions on smoking in the workplace. Surprisingly, of the six management groups represented in the study, only healthcare administrators were acquiescent toward the presumed rights of smokers as employees. This anomaly, as well as other insights drawn from the research, is discussed in the article. Reader explanations to the apparent contradiction presented here are invited.