▁and ▁other ▁en closed ▁public ▁places ▁often ▁result ▁in ▁sm ok ers ▁going ▁outside ▁to ▁smoke , ▁frequently ▁con greg ating ▁outside ▁door ways . ▁This ▁can ▁result ▁in ▁non - sm ok ers ▁passing ▁through ▁these ▁door ways ▁getting ▁exposed ▁to ▁more ▁second hand ▁smoke ▁rather ▁than ▁less . ▁Many ▁juris dict ions ▁that ▁have ▁restricted ▁sm oking ▁in ▁en closed ▁public ▁places ▁have ▁extended ▁prov isions ▁to ▁cover ▁areas ▁within ▁a ▁fixed ▁distance ▁of ▁ent ran ces ▁to ▁buildings . ▁ ▁The ▁former ▁UK ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Health ▁John ▁Re id ▁claimed ▁that ▁restrictions ▁upon ▁sm oking ▁in ▁public ▁places ▁may ▁lead ▁to ▁more ▁people ▁sm oking ▁at ▁home . ▁However , ▁both ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁Health ▁Committee ▁and ▁the ▁Royal ▁College ▁of ▁Phys icians ▁disag re ed , ▁with ▁the ▁former ▁finding ▁no ▁evidence ▁to ▁support ▁Re id ' s ▁claim ▁after ▁studying ▁Ireland , ▁and ▁the ▁latter ▁finding ▁that ▁smoke - free ▁households ▁increased ▁from ▁ 2 2 % ▁to ▁ 3 7 % ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 6 - 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁mayor ▁of ▁Boston , ▁Massachusetts , ▁Thomas ▁Men ino , ▁proposed ▁a ▁restriction ▁upon ▁sm oking ▁inside ▁public ▁housing ▁apart ments ▁under ▁the ▁juris diction ▁of ▁the ▁Boston ▁H ous ing ▁Author ity . F erm in , ▁Mar is ela , ▁" Not ▁in ▁Here ▁You ▁Don ’ t : ▁Pl ans ▁to ▁Ban ▁Sm oking ▁in ▁Boston ▁Public ▁H