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Schelling says he has noticed that many company employees who previously smoked only at work have now quit completely as they do not like the idea of going outdoors or into a room reserved for smokers.
Schelling noted that the Cambridge city councilors did not plan the anti-smoking ordinance as carefully as they could have.
"They made an exception for church bingo and allowed the players to smoke. But they forgot about Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. Wherever there is psychotherapy involved it's hard not to let people smoke," Schelling says.
Cutting out smoking in bowling alleys has presented problems, as well. Cambridge "has since had to make an exception for bowling alleys, too. Those places make their money from teams. If one member of a team smokes and can't at the alley, he might hurt the chances of his...
Since cities have begun implementing antismoking policies, the number of smokers has gone down, according to Schelling, who teaches courses at both the K-School and the College.