[gondramB]

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Since smoking bans are premised on protecting nonsmokers, this nonsense to ban smoking should stop right here. It is not a public health issue. "

There are other health issues besides cancer.

BTW, check this out, of course the source is probably biased.

>>Public health officials have concluded that secondhand smoke from cigarettes causes disease, including lung cancer and heart disease, in non-smoking adults, as well as causes conditions in children such as asthma, respiratory infections, cough, wheeze, otitis media (middle ear infection) and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. In addition, public health officials have concluded that secondhand smoke can exacerbate adult asthma and cause eye, throat and nasal irritation.<<

http://www.philipmorrisusa.com/en/health_issues/secondhand_smoke.asp

[SheLion]

http://www.philipmorrisusa.com/en/health_issues/secondhand_smoke.asp

I can't STAND Phillip Morris!  If anyone thinks that Big Tobacco sold us out, Phillip Morris is even worse.

They put these fancy stop smoking ads on TV and how they will help people quit, but have you noticed they are still producing cigarettes?  Talking out of both sides of their mouths.  I hate that corporation.  Bunch of idiots.

[SheLion]

Public health officials have concluded that secondhand smoke from cigarettes causes disease, including lung cancer and heart disease, in non-smoking adults, as well as causes conditions in children such as asthma, respiratory infections, cough, wheeze, otitis media (middle ear infection) and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. In addition, public health officials have concluded that secondhand smoke can exacerbate adult asthma and cause eye, throat and nasal irritation.<<

Let me tell you something:  like I said, I started smoking at age 16 (peer pressure).

Later in my mid 20's, I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl.  21.5 inches long and 8lb 12 oz!  Perfect health.

My hubby and I both smoked and our daughter never had any of the above sicknesses.  The only thing she ever had was German measles.  And you sure can't get German measles from smoking!

She joined with me in taking a good dose of vitamin c every day and she never even caught a cold. 

[stone fortress]

Smoking has significanly dropped...yet asthma has skyrocketed...go figure...it is not from smokers