Effects of smoking and nicotine on health include which consequence?

• A. Banned in public places since 2007
• B. 18+ to buy tobacco
• C. Coronary heart disease is the most common smoking-related death
• D. Raises heart rate (stress on heart)

Answer: (A)

Smoking’s health risks lead to actions aimed at protecting people, including laws that limit smoking in public places. A public smoking ban, introduced around 2007 in many countries, is a consequence of recognizing those health hazards because it reduces exposure to secondhand smoke and supports quitting. So the statement about bans reflects how health concerns translate into societal measures. The other options describe direct health effects on individuals—nicotine raising heart rate and the link to coronary heart disease—or a regulatory rule not directly tied to health outcomes in the same way, which is why they aren’t the best fit for this question.