Drinking, smoking bans saved 36,000 lives

By Ulises Izquierdo
Updated November 27 2019 - 3:03pm, first published 3:00pm
Random breath testing has been linked to the prevention of more than 6000 deaths since the 1980s.
Random breath testing has been linked to the prevention of more than 6000 deaths since the 1980s.

Laws curbing smoking and drinking in Australia helped save 36,000 lives and reduced total cancer deaths by five per cent, new research claims.

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