News Second Hand Smoke Kills
Really, addicts, it does.
Second-hand smoke clearly kills people and the only way to control it is to ban all smoking in workplaces, the U.S. Surgeon-General said on Tuesday in report that puts the Bush administration on the side of smoking restrictions.The report by Surgeon-General Richard Carmona, which echoed the forcefulness of a 1964 Surgeon General’s report that paved the way for mandatory cigarette warnings and advertising restrictions, detailed the effects of second-hand smoke and said no one should be forced to inhale it.
“The scientific evidence is now indisputable: second-hand smoke is not a mere annoyance. It is a serious health hazard that can lead to disease and premature death in children and nonsmoking adults,” Carmona told a news conference.
The report said it is impossible to protect nonsmokers even with designated smoking areas, making a workplace ban necessary. It does not offer specific legislative proposals.
Lapdances, on the other hand, hurt no one.
Frankly, I'm stunned that the Bush Administration even bothered to *fill* the post of Surgeon General.
The fact that we have one, and he's come out against second hand smoke is mind-boggling. Now that they know he's there, surely he'll be submitting his resignation by the end of the week.