[Steely Glint]

More hyperbole. Buy a clue somewhere.

Cigarette smoke contains Carbon Monoxide and over 200 toxins that we KNOW of. Plus 40-odd carcinogens.

"Do you know what's really in cigarette smoke? How about 4,700 different chemical, including 200 known toxins and 40 known carcinogens (cancer causing substances). A few of these include formaldehyde, cyanide, carbon monoxide, ammonia, benzene, pyridine, cadmium, radon, lead, bismuth, and nitrogen oxides. Concentrations of some of these substances are increased in Second Hand Smoke; twice the amount of tars and nicotine, and three times the amount of carbon monoxide." - from asthma.about.com

There is no argument among the scientific or medical communities about the fact that smoking is a health hazard - at least not by anyone not on the payroll of a tobacco company.

[Just another Joe]

"Do you know what's really in cigarette smoke? How about 4,700 different chemical, including 200 known toxins and 40 known carcinogens (cancer causing substances). A few of these include formaldehyde, cyanide, carbon monoxide, ammonia, benzene, pyridine, cadmium, radon, lead, bismuth, and nitrogen oxides.

Now

1) let's see them all so that we can refute them.

2) How many of these chemicals, in amounts large enough to do any harm, are in ETS?

We ain't talking about first hand smoking. We're talking about ETS.

[101viking]

Oh so it's hyperbole when someone else presents data compiled from studies carried out by the SAME organizations you cite? Interesting...if one is hyperbole why isn't the other?

[Shryke]

Apparently you have left the thread. Unfortunate, despite your "get a clue" insults posted to others. You confirm my belief that the anti-smoker's position is strictly based on "annoyance", and therefore dishonest and socialist.

[Publius6961]

Concentrations of some of these substances are increased in Second Hand Smoke; twice the amount of tars and nicotine, and three times the amount of carbon monoxide." - from asthma.about.com

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

Sounds more like it's from iamadoofus.com or letsmakeupstuff.com