A petition drive in Mississippi is about to get underway, with the ississippi State Medical Association and other health organizations hoping to gather enough signatures to present them to the state legislature during its 2015 session in hopes of getting a statewide smoking ban put into place. Registered voters are being encourage to sign the petition at physician’s offices throughout the state, with the group announcing a goal of getting at least 20,000 signatures in the coming months. Dr. Steven Demetropoulos, former MSMA president, told the Hattiesburg American that the group thinks that getting a smoking ban in place is one of the easiest things they can do to avoid health-related issues, as opposed to trying to tackle things like obesity, diabetes or cardiovascular related issues. A copy of the petition has not been posted online yet.
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