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Comprehensive Smoke-Free Laws and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in US Counties

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  • Chuyue Wu

  • Mina Habib

  • Nathan D. Wong

  • Tony Kuo

  • Roch A. Nianogo

  • June 24, 2026

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    Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the US, with disparities persisting across sociodemographic groups.

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    Comprehensive smoke-free laws protect nonsmokers from secondhand smoke exposure and reduce active smoking behaviors among smokers.

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    Previous studies suggest smoke-free laws are associated with reduced hospitalizations and deaths from coronary and cerebrovascular events.

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    This study utilized the generalized synthetic control method to evaluate the impact of smoke-free laws on CVD mortality from 2000 to 2018.

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    The final analytic sample included 38 treated counties with comprehensive smoke-free laws and 103 control counties without such laws.

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Comprehensive Smoke-Free Laws and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in US Counties

  • by Chuyue Wu, Mina Habib, Nathan D. Wong, Tony Kuo, Roch A. Nianogo

  • June 24, 2026

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