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post #31 of 33
10/21/10 at 2:21am
Sure the article "cites" these studies, but shows no sources. It also cites a study that children raised in smoking households might be building an immunity to cancer. I never heard such bushwah!

It's common sense that breathing second hand cigarette smoke would be harmful. And that second hand smoke that I have to walk through to get somewhere because smokers have gotten so defiant leaves me stinking and smelling like a smoker the remainder of the day.
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post #32 of 33
10/21/10 at 6:30am
Here's an interesting opinion from an expert:
New York City Considering Ordinance to Ban Smoking in All Parks
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The problem with these broad outdoor smoking bans is that they go beyond the issue of health protection. They go beyond the need to protect nonsmokers from significant exposure to secondhand smoke and instead, what they are protecting the public against is having to see smokers.

This demonstrates, once again, how the public health practice of tobacco control has shifted from a battle against cigarette smoke to a battle against cigarette smokers.

Public health advocates should remember that outdoors is exactly where we want smokers to be smoking. That is actually the way to minimize exposure of nonsmokers to secondhand smoke. Eventually, what these policies are going to do is make it impossible for smokers to smoke anywhere except in their own homes. And that would be detrimental to the public's health because it would expose their families - and their children - to the tobacco smoke.
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post #33 of 33
10/21/10 at 9:42am
We want them smoking outdoors, yes.

But not in doorways (or within 50 feet of doorways, which is the law in my state). And not ALL over the park, beach etc. If there are no designated smoking areas in parks and other public out door recreation places, how can the non smokers ever get away from the smoke?
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