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Passive smoking (also known as involuntary smoking, secondhand smoking, or Environmental Tobacco Smoke) occurs when the ambient smoke from (a) one person's burning tobacco product or (b) the smoker's exhalation is inhaled by others. There is controversy surrounding the health risks of long term exposure to second hand smoke, but the most recent studies confirm the health risks. Passive smoking is one of the key issues leading to smoking bans in workplaces, smoke-free restaurants, and public places.
Short Term Effects
Some non-smokers are able to stay in a room with smokers for quite some time and notice little or no effects. For others, however, just a few minutes or an hour of exposure can make them feel quite ill. Persons with asthma can experience attacks brought on by proximity to smoke.Tobacco smoke is an allergen, and allergy sufferers can experience stuffy, runny noses, watery eyes, sneezing, coughing, wheezing, and all the other typical allergy symptoms within minutes of exposure. Some people with no known allergies and without asthma may cough in smoke-filled rooms, get headaches, feel nauseous, feel sleepy, and experience other ill effects. Many former smokers, and those who are trying to quit do not like to be around smoke as it can cause them to have cravings. Some people simply do not like the odor, which clings to hair and clothing.
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Babies Learn Language in the Womb? » Secondhand Smoke | A First ...: From their very first days, the cries of n.. http://bit.ly/18kBea
RUGoingGreen (Mitch Baker) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:01:38 -0000
Babies Learn Language in the Womb? » Secondhand Smoke | A First ...: From their very first days, the cries of n.. http://bit.ly/18kBea
Babies Learn Language in the Womb? » Secondhand Smoke | A First ...: From their very first days, the cries of n.. http://bit.ly/18kBea
MyNewLanguage (kelly Holmes) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:53:39 -0000
Babies Learn Language in the Womb? » Secondhand Smoke | A First ...: From their very first days, the cries of n.. http://bit.ly/18kBea
so @its_jenniffer & I are gonna die from the secondhand smoke and prob get secondhand high! Why are ppl yelling when no one's on stage rn?!
mataya_j (Mataya J) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:55:40 -0000
so @its_jenniffer & I are gonna die from the secondhand smoke and prob get secondhand high! Why are ppl yelling when no one's on stage rn?!
I don't understand why we have to wait over a year to be smoke free. Secondhand smoke sucks. I didn't choose it and I don't want it.
Jenn86 (Jenn86) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:32:50 -0000
I don't understand why we have to wait over a year to be smoke free. Secondhand smoke sucks. I didn't choose it and I don't want it.
@BreeOlson9 No secondhand smoke isnt the worst. The worst is secondhand tampons.
BelascoBlack (Donnell Black) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:50:10 -0000
@BreeOlson9 No secondhand smoke isnt the worst. The worst is secondhand tampons.
Radical Environmentalism: Gore Pushes Lawlessness to Save the Planet » Secondhand Smoke | A First Things Blog - http://shar.es/aknE7
forcedexit (Wesley J. Smith) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:52:03 -0000
Radical Environmentalism: Gore Pushes Lawlessness to Save the Planet » Secondhand Smoke | A First Things Blog - http://shar.es/aknE7
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Ban the Ban - Washington D.C. group working against a proposal that would ban smoking in all workplaces, including bars and restaurants.
Fair Air Association of Canada - Tobacco industry funded organization advocates ventilation instead of smokefree workplaces.
Meta Description: [ The Fair Air Association of Canada is committed to the promotion of sound ventilation science and support of the hospitality industry. ]
FOREST: Freedom Organisation for the Right to Enjoy Smoking Tobacco - UK-based media and political lobbying group that opposes smoking bans and discrimination against smokers. It supports employers and proprietors who wish to accommodate smokers on their premises. Goal is to create a society that can accommodate smokers without inconveniencing non-smokers.
Meta Description: [ A haven for smokers and non-smokers who believe in freedom of choice, market forces, and commercial freedom of speech ]
Let's Lighten Up - Opposes ban on smoking in bars and taverns. Presents quotes of scientists criticizing research on effects of secondhand smoke. Argues that alcohol is a much more serious problem than secondhand smoke.
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