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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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NC to ban smoking in restaurants, bars: Secondhand smoke causes 46000 heart attacks and 3400 lung cancer deaths.. http://bit.ly/6YPRaA
ARosario525 (Anton R.) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:44:19 -0000
NC to ban smoking in restaurants, bars: Secondhand smoke causes 46000 heart attacks and 3400 lung cancer deaths.. http://bit.ly/6YPRaA
Seeing Gov't Mule at the Beacon. First time here since renovation; looks gorgeous. May disappear in cloud of secondhand marijuana smoke.
fmagoo (dead ex-lover) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:06:00 -0000
Seeing Gov't Mule at the Beacon. First time here since renovation; looks gorgeous. May disappear in cloud of secondhand marijuana smoke.
Emphysema in Adulthood Linked to Early-Life Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: HealthNews Exposure to secondhand smoke .. http://bit.ly/5xZJrd
royce_1778 (royce) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:00:49 -0000
Emphysema in Adulthood Linked to Early-Life Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: HealthNews Exposure to secondhand smoke .. http://bit.ly/5xZJrd
im glad youre coughing, secondhand smoke kills M.
xRachVonP (Rachael Pena) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:40:25 -0000
im glad youre coughing, secondhand smoke kills M.
"This is no joke,,iDont smoke but iToke,,enouqh secondhand to make my fcukinqq P.O. Choke"
Pacman6919 (Andy Nguyen) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:31:38 -0000
"This is no joke,,iDont smoke but iToke,,enouqh secondhand to make my fcukinqq P.O. Choke"
"This is no joke,,iDont smoke but iToke,,enouqh secondhand to make my P.O. Choke"
Pacman6919 (Andy Nguyen) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:30:53 -0000
"This is no joke,,iDont smoke but iToke,,enouqh secondhand to make my P.O. Choke"
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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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