Posted on 12/18/2013 8:55:01 AM PST by Oldpuppymax
In a perfect world, it wouldn’t be necessary for me to begin this article by affirming that I am not a supporter of smoking, nor am I a paid shill of the tobacco industry. But in our real world–in which a goodly amount of scientific research grant money is awarded on the basis of sensationalized fearmongering results–those who question the validity of such results are often attacked.
“Kill the messenger” is hardly a new phenomenon, having been recorded as early as 442 BC in the play Antigone by Sophocles.
That said, let’s proceed to the matter at hand: The overblown (sorry, couldn’t resist) dangers of secondhand smoke. We’ll start off with the latest findings, as presented at the June, 2013 meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
“Among never smokers, any passive smoking exposure and most passive smoking categories did not significantly increase lung cancer risk, compared to no passive exposure; however, passive exposure as an adult at home for 30 or more years was associated with increased risk, of borderline significance.”
These conclusions were reached based on an analysis of data...
(Excerpt) Read more at coachisright.com ...
Self ping to read later.
“Thus, only weak minded people.....smoke.”
Like Winston Churchill, Albert Einstein or Ronald Reagan?
I am only about an hour away from going to a modern day speakeasy. It is a local tavern that completely disregards the smoking ban in Michigan. Of course, they are rebels in other ways......
In fact, the last time I was there I was using an empty altoids container for an ash tray and the waitress said I was crazy and that I should just use a real one that she would bring me....the mere sight of ashtrays could bring them fines. They simply are rebelling...
Needless to say, my tipping goes above and beyond at this venue.
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