Well-Being of Wyoming

Smoke-Free Dining Guide

These Restaurants are Smoke-Free

303, 303 S Wolcott, 233-4303

Alcova Lakeside Marina, 24025 Lakeshore Dr., Alcova, 472-6666
Arby's, 2407 CY Ave, 577-5905
Arby's, 80 SE Wyoming Blvd, 237-8040
Barry's Pizzeria, 123 W. E. Street, 237-8523
Blimpies, 4160 S. Poplar, 235-4755
Blimpies, 938 S. Poplar, 472-1761
Blimpies, 207 S. Montana, 237-1656
Blue Heron Books and Espresso, 201 E. 2nd St, 265-3774
Bosco's, 847 East A. St, 265-9658
Botticelli, 129 W 2nd, 266-2700
Burger King, 596 N. Poplar, 234-8300
Burger King, 4051 CY Ave,  265-0945
Burger King, 81 SE Wyoming Blvd, 235-6090
Senior Citizens Center, 1831 E 4th Street, 265-4678 

Casper Boat Club, Alcova, 472-6922

The Cheese Barrel, 544 S Center ,  235-5202
Cottage Cafe, 116 S. Lincoln, 234-1157
Dairy Queen, 603 N. Poplar, 266-2450
Dairy Queen, 3845 E. 2nd, 473-5360

Daylight Doughnuts, 939 E. 2nd, 472-0626
Don Juan, 144 S. Center, 234-0903

Dsasumo, 320 W. 1st, 237-7874

Eastridge Mall Food Court, 601 SE WY Blvd, 265-9392,
Eggington's, 229 E. 2nd St, 265-8700
The Filling Station, 1601 King Blvd Fire Rock, 6100 E. 2nd St, 234-2333
First Street Bakers, 260 W. 1st St, 472-0255
First Street Coffee Company, 777 W 1st Street

Fort Java Outpost, 895 SW Wyoming Blvd., Mills, 265-5282

Frank’s Coney Island, 2145 E. 12th, 797-0505

Fred’s BBQ, 4925 Natrona Ave, Mills, 577-1600

Gigi’s The Art of Food, Atrium Plaza Mall, 234-9796
Godfather's Pizza, 2877 E. 2nd St, 265-1221
Grapevine Café, 522 SW Wyoming Blvd., 234-9121

Hardee's, 900 Pronghorn Rd,237-5544
Hardee's, 150 S.E. Wyoming Blvd, 234-0859

Hometown Buffet, 601 S.E. Wyoming Blvd, 577-5953

House of Sushi, 260 S. Center, 234-1818
JS Chinese, 116 W 2nd Street,577-0618

Java Gourmet, 114 W. 2nd St,  472-7985

The Jazz Spot, 128 E 2nd Street, 235-5299
JC Burgers, 711 E. Collins, 472-5978
Johnny J's Diner, 1705 E. 2nd St, 234-4204
KFC, 4100 E 2nd Street, 234-0713
Kmart Eatery, 4000 E. 2nd St,     265-0808
La Cocina, 1040 N. Center, 266-1414
La Costa, 1600 E. 2nd St, 235-6599

Lime Leaf Restaurant, 845 E. 2nd, 315-6888
The Lodge at Willow Spring, 43000 Big Horn Mtn Road
Long John Silver's, 4100 E 2nd  234-0713
McDonald’s, 40 S.E. Wyoming Blvd, 237-8320
McDonald’s, 2700 CY Ave, 265-5121

Metro, 241 S. David, 472-5042
Ming House, 233 E. 2nd, 265-1838
Mongolian Grill, 4801 E. 2nd St. Suite 110, 473-1033
Mountain View Sub Shop, 239 E. 1st , 237-7999
The Old House, 130 S Lincoln,  472-5101
Old Chicago, 3580 E 2nd Street, 473-1900

On the Border 71 SE WY Blvd, 315-6822

Original Hamburger Stand, 3930 E. 2nd St, 234-8604

Papa John's Pizza, 1501 E. 2nd St, 234-2121

Perkins, 4710 E. 2nd St, 265-7339
Peaches, 711 E. 2nd, 234-0951
Pizza Hut, 3741 E. 2nd St, 577-9112
Pizza Hut, 3738 CY Ave, 265-0804 
Quiznos, 2008 CY Ave, 473-3095
Red Lobster, 531 S.E. Wyoming Blvd, 473-9852

River’s Edge Café, 777 W. 1st, 265-5333

Roma Pizzaria,  1805 CY Ave, 472-5131

St.  Louis Pizza, 939 E 2nd Street   577-7492
Sam's Club Cafe, 4600 E. 2nd, 237-8877

Sandwich Bar, 124 E. 2nd, 266-1527
Sanford's, 241 S. Center, 234-4555

Sherrie's Place, 310 W. Yellowstone Hwy, 235-3513
South Sea Chinese, 3400 E. 2nd, 237-4777
Subway, 234 N. Center, 266-3100
Subway, 1905 E 2nd St, 266-1841
Subway, 2235 CY Ave, 234-9650
Subway (in Wal-Mart), 4400 E 2nd
Sunrise Coffee Cafe, 4360 S. Poplar,  265-1595
Szechwan Chinese, 1151 CY Ave, 265-8881
Taco Bell, 3340 CY Ave. , 266-4769
Taco Bell, 86 SE Wyoming Blvd,  266-0056
Taco John's, 4031 E. 2nd St,   235-4016
Taco John's, 770 CY Ave, 265-2580
Taco John's, 80 West F. St, 235-0297

Tacos Mexico, 2117A.E.12, 472-5606
Taco Time,1215 S. Beverly, 237-9891
Target's Food Avenue, 401 SE. Wyoming Blvd. , 265-8214
TCBY (Inside Subway), 1905 E. 2nd St. , 268-9998

Vintage 800 S. Poplar, 473-9463
Waltman Store, 46600 W Hwy 20-26
Wendy's, 1111 CY Ave. , 235-4578
Wendy's, 4281 E. 2nd St. , 237-9378
West Side Cafe, 5795 CY Ave,     266-2027

Western Grill, 2333 E. Yellowstone, 234-7061

Wind City Books, 152 S. Center, 315-6003
Wings-N-Things, 2008 CY Ave , 234-9464

Wind City Books, 152 South Center, 315-6003
Wonder Bar, 256 S. Center, 234-4110 Wyoming Hot Wings, 1821 E. 12th St , 237-5924
Wyoming Medical Center Cafeteria, 1233 E. 2nd St. , 577-7201
Yellowstone Drug, 2008 CY Ave, 234-3781

These Restaurants are NOT Smoke-Free

Secondhand Smoke in Cars May Lead to Dangerous Levels of Contaminants For Children

For immediate release: October 05, 2006  

Boston, MA – Secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) can have harmful effects on children. Some of the adverse health outcomes include a greater likelihood of ear infections, lower respiratory infections, sudden infant death syndrome and severity of asthma symptoms. It is estimated that 35% to 45% of children are regularly exposed to SHS from adults using tobacco in homes and cars. To date, there has been little research on SHS in cars.

In the first study to measure SHS in cars in real driving conditions, Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers have shown that smoking in cars can produce unsafe levels of SHS. Even with the driver’s window slightly open, mean respirable suspended particles (RSP) concentrations hit levels rated “hazardous” by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In the study, concentrations of 272 µg/m3 were measured, with a peak level of 505 µg/m3. In comparison, the EPA’s air quality index rates concentrations of more than 40 µg/m3 as “unhealthy for sensitive groups,” such as children and the elderly, and more than 250 µg/m3 as “hazardous” for the general population. The results showed that smoking a single cigarette for just five minutes could produce potentially harmful RSP levels. Given the levels the researchers observed, SHS in cars poses a potentially serious threat to children’s health.

The authors hope that their findings will encourage renewed efforts to promote smoke-free environments for children both in cars and homes. The study will be published in the November 2006 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine and is available online now at http://www.ajpm-online.net/webfiles/images/journals/amepre/1751.pdf.

SHS is associated with adverse effects in adults as well, including cancers, cardiovascular disease and reproductive and respiratory problems. However, SHS may have more harmful effects on children because their immune systems are less mature and, due to smaller airways and greater demand for oxygen, they may be more vulnerable to respiratory diseases.

The researchers, Vaughan Rees, research associate, and Gregory Connolly, professor of the practice of public health, both in HSPH’s Division of Public Health Practice, recruited volunteers to smoke while driving vehicles in Boston city traffic. In 45 driving trials, which averaged about an hour, SHS measurements were taken using devices that could detect and measure respirable suspended particles (RSPs) of less than 2.5 microns in diameter and carbon monoxide (CO), a poisonous gas. RSPs, which are found in tobacco smoke, are small enough to be inhaled and can transport carcinogens and other toxic substances deep into the lungs. Respiratory illnesses like bronchitis, emphysema, and asthma are linked to exposure to RSPs. The measurement devices were positioned in an empty child restrainer seat at simulated head level. Measurements were obtained under two different ventilation conditions: all car windows rolled down, then with just the driver’s side window cracked about two inches.

“The smoke particle levels we measured are alarming and are above the threshold for what’s considered unhealthy for sensitive groups — people like children and the elderly,” said lead study author Rees. “Adults who smoke while driving their children may be harming them more than they realize.”

Driving under closed-windows conditions generated the highest RSP and CO levels. But the levels of contaminants during open-windows conditions, though significantly less than when the windows were closed, were still unsafe. “There is an argument that even exposure for very short periods of time, perhaps even 10 seconds, can precipitate asthmatic episodes in children,” Rees said. He added that ventilation won’t likely overcome secondhand smoke pollution that sticks to surfaces.

“Toxic particles from secondhand smoke can settle on furniture or on floors, and we are assuming that will also occur in cars on child-restraint seats. Children tend to touch things with their hands, and put their hands in their mouths. So children can also be exposed to contaminants in that way,” Rees said.

Arkansas and Louisiana have recently banned smoking in cars with young children as passengers. Similar legislation has also been introduced, but not passed, in California, Georgia, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Vermont. Although concerns have been raised about government intrusion on personal privacy, supporters of smoking bans note that SHS is dangerous to children’s health and that the use of safety devices such as seat belts and infant car seats are already widely legislated.

“We know from previous research that smoking indoors can produce dangerous levels of toxic contaminants,” said Reese. “This research has shown that smoking in cars, even with the windows open, can produce smoke pollution that compares with smoky bars or restaurants. Unlike adults, children cannot advocate for smoke-free spaces and are sometimes physically restrained in very smoky cars. We think that policymakers and health advocates should pay close attention to these findings in order to promote smoke-free domestic environments for children.”

The authors acknowledge the support of the Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute, which provided funding under a Distinguished Professorship awarded to Gregory Connolly.

For further information, contact:

Todd Datz

617.432.3952

tdatz@hsph.harvard.edu

And your furry friends don't just inhale smoke; the smoke particles are also trapped in their fur and ingested when they groom themselves with their tongues. A study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology found that dogs in smoking households had a 60 percent greater risk of lung cancer; a different study published in the same journal showed that long-nosed dogs, such as collies or greyhounds, were twice as likely to develop nasal cancer if they lived with smokers.

And in yet another study, vets from Tufts University found that cats whose owners smoked were three times as likely to develop lymphoma, the most common feline cancer.

So - short of kicking the habit - Garnant and her husband take three of the cats to the vet at least twice a year for checkups; the fourth, Barney, goes every three months.