i know second hand smoke stinks,but health issues is mostly an excuse to ban it everywhere...i have been around people who smell like they bathed in there cologne,,perfume etc.etc. its so strong it burns my eyes,nose and sometimes almost throw up,,also burns lungs,,,you want to talk about health issues,,maybe these things should be banned ????
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both ... but health issues exist, they aren't just an excuse.
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Yes, although I was a former 3 day a day smoker, I now find it smells horrible.  Worse, I am allergic to it.  I get ill if smoke blows my way.  I once was in the car with a chain smoker I was dating.  I started having chest pains and went to the hospital.  They said it was due to the smoke and that if I had not breathed this medicine they gave me, my chest pains would have continued (indefinitely??).  why should I have to spend time and money and fear cause someone else wants to smoke when I try to live a healthy lifestyle.\n\nI had breast cancer 15 years ago and several of the women in the waiting room were victims of lung cancer (which is always fatal) who had never smoked.  Their husbands had smoked.  The issue was good and people had already voted down issue 4 once before...plus they were trying to make it a constitutional amendment to allow smoking in some places against the will of the majority who already said no the first time.
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You make some excellent points about this.  On the surface, you are correct that people who have addictions to sex, food, alcohol and so many other vices aren’t kept away the way smokers are.  But the difference is, when you smoke, you affect other people who may be around you. \n \nSecond hand smoke is a serious health concern.  The US Environmental Protection Agency has classified secondhand smoke as a Group A carcinogen, which means that it is a significant causal factor to cancer in humans. \nSmoking is being restricted because everyone is vulnerable to secondhand smoke exposure in public places, such as restaurants, shopping centers, public transportation, schools and daycare centers. Although some businesses are reluctant to ban smoking, there is no credible evidence that going smoke-free is bad for business. Public places where children go are a special area of concern.  \n\nIf a restaurant existed that was for smokers ONLY, then that would be great.  They all the smokers could dine and socialize and snort each other’s smoke.  But when there are non smokers present, it’s unfair to subject them to the health hazard of breathing in the smoke. \n\nThanks for this discussion.  You articulated your points very well and I appreciate the opportunity to share.
589340
HaHaHaHa..\nPanties should never smell bad, if they do, the owner must have a personal problem..
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Think about it....second hand smoke has been linked to lung cancer. You are inhaling direct nicotine and smoke. Now what do you think? \n\nYes, it can and does cause lung cancer regardless of how little amount you smoke. You are also at a potential risk for bronchitis, emphysema, pneumonia, cystic fibrosis, asthma and more. You'll do yourself good if you quit.
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Yes i agree with you, I am so sick of having people who smoke blow their smoke on me, or i have to walk past them to get into a shopping centre and they don't care. And i am SO SICK of seeing stupid people smoking near their children and in the car with their children in the back seat. \nAnd what makes me the most annoyed is all the patients who stand outside the hospital smoking because they can't smoke in the hospital. It's pathetic.
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Nonsmoker: I'm under 18 and already I know that smoking is REALLY BAD!!! I hate it. I know a lot of things by joining after school groups and they teach about in school sometimes. I would never really want to be around someone who smokes, unless they are family or really close friends.
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Not necessarily, but they will have easier access to cigarettes... (i.e. stealin' them from mom's purse etc.)  I know that's what we used to do...)  Maybe you should smoke outside and keep the cigarettes hidden.  Second hand smoke can cause serious asthma and in rare cases that asthma can cause brain damage or death in young kids.  I know because I was just involved in a court case where this happend to a little girl, so be careful.
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Maybe you should write about the pollution in big cities instead of second hand smoke.  From what I know, I'm a smoker BTW, air pollution in the bigger cities are far worse the second hand smoke breathing could ever be.  I have seen news reports warning people to stay inactive due to traffic conditions causing a concentration of air pollution at certain times of the day.
13552
Definitely should be laws against this! No child should have to breathe in second hand smoke- it's cruel. Parents with any sense wouldn't smoke around their kids.
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Yes. Very much so. And I'm a smoker. I do not smoke in public, around children, or around pregnant women. It is MY choice alone to die of cancer. Not theirs. I do not defend smokers in ANY way. Smoking is a dangerous habit that I wish I could control and quit. Unfortunately, I can't seem to stop. I've been a smoker for 18 yrs. and I will NEVER tell another human being to deal with MY habit in public because I have the right to smoke. They have more of a right to breath and to live with out being wrongly affected by me. I smoke in the privacy of my own home. I apologize for those smokers who do not get it, that WE are the offenders. Keep it up guys...maybe smoking will be banned.
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Well, it is illegal in many places, which does make it bad (because there will be bad consequences if you get caught with it).  And it smells bad.  But I don't think it's the worst thing in the world - in moderation, of course.  Too much can make a person goofy and lazy.
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what the h are you smoking......have a cousin more or less brain dead from this crap...and htere have been multiple studies showing the damage to oens lungs is far greater with Mj then tabacoo...but you keep it up...we need to thin out the gene pool anyway
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There has been a mind-control program regarding second-hand smoke instigated by the controllers of the medical industry.\nThey are struggling to hide the fact that vaccinations are killing people, and they put it down to second hand smoke and sun bathing.\nSecond hand smoke has far less effect that the pollution from a passing car
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Secondhand smoke contains twice as much tar and nicotine per unit volume as does smoke inhaled from a cigarette. It contains 3X as much cancer-causing benzpyrene, 5X as much carbon monoxide, and 50X as much ammonia. Secondhand smoke from pipes and cigars is equally as harmful, if not more so.\n\nSecond hand smoke is a toxic cocktail consisting of poisons and carcinogens. There are over 4000 chemical compounds in second hand smoke; 200 of which are known to be poisonous, and upwards of 60 have been identified as carcinogens.\n\nWhen a cigarette is smoked, about half of the smoke is inhaled / exhaled (mainstream smoke) by the smoker and the other half floats around in the air(sidestream smoke).\n\n No one should be forced to breathe in air tainted with cigarette smoke.
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No, i wouldnt be in favor.  i'm not a smoker, but i do think that it should not be outlawed.  There are many things that have no benefit to society, but are not outlawed.  Like pantyhose, or boston cream doughnuts, or comb-overs.    We cant just start outlawing everything.\nI DO think it should be restricted to private residences, so people can chose whether they want to be around second hand smoke.
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Of course they do.  It is their property.  Anyway, no one has a right to pollute someeone else's air.\n\nAs a result of non-smoking workplaces, smokers now pollute the areas outside the doors - cigarette butts everywhere.  It especially upsets me when it is outside the doors of a hospital or any other public building that everyone has to use.\n\nHas anyone ever had the driver in front of you throw a cigarette butt out the window and it comes back and lands on or in your car?  I have!  Gross and inconsiderate!\n\nI guess you can tell which side I'm on!   I object to having to deal with the smoke and cigarette butts of others, both indoors and outdoors.\n\nWith all that said, I do realize that it is a very tough habit to kick.