May I dispel some stunning ignorance? Secondhand smoke risks! [View All]

I am saddened that in a dem forum, there are so many that are still actively DUPED into ignorance, by the corporate press. And the idiot obfuscation by hannity type shills.

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The American Lung Association states that even 30 minutes of exposure to secondhand smoke can impair coronary circulation—and that is in someone who does not smoke. Nonsmokers exposed to secondhand smoke are 20¬ to 30 percent more likely to get lung cancer, and secondhand smoke increases the risk of heart disease by as much as 60 percent in nonsmokers.

Secondhand smoke is especially dangerous for children. The American Lung Association reports that, across the nation, children exposed to secondhand smoke miss seven million more days of school each year. In Oregon, SIDS is the second leading cause of infant deaths, and exposure to secondhand smoke increases that risk.

Children exposed to secondhand smoke are at a higher risk for asthma, respiratory diseases such as bronchitis, pneumonia, colds, and lower respiratory tract infections. Approximately 7,500 infants and 15,000 children in the United States are hospitalized annually because of lower respiratory tract infections that are due to secondhand smoke exposure.



http://www.dailyvanguard.com/ban-second-hand-smoke-1.1940178
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This is just a taste. And there are those even here, that would DICTATE that I have NO right TO BREATHE. Even here, there are people not only stupid enough to smoke, but get uppity about my rights not to be killed by an ignorant DEATH PANEL.