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Study: Smoking Bans Increase Drunk Driving (WSJM-AM, St. Joseph, Mich.)

A study being released this month reveals some surprising statistics about public smoking bans. University of Wisconsin Economist Scott Adams says that his team looked into the number of drunk driving deaths where there is a ban on smoking in bars, and found that the fatal crashes are about twelve percent higher in such places. He thinks there are several possible explanations. (Audio.)