Originally Posted by
pallen
If people insist on smoking, they should at least get on a bike and get some exercise. It cant undo the all damage, but it does help. Losing weight and cardio will improve health as well. If you're worried about "pollution" from burning leaves outside, you are nuts. Last I check links of heath effects to second hand smoke were very weak and that was for people who lived in a house with a heavy smoker. Someone smoking outside on their way to work is not hurting you or anyone else. There's carcinogens released in forest fires, volcanoes, and all kinds of other natural processes around us all the time.
Throughout history, mankind, as well as most other animals, tend to instinctively avoid forest fires, volcanoes, earthquakes, lightning, and other life-threatening hazards.
It has been well-documented that secondhand smoke contains carcinogens and causes a variety of ailments, including both heart-disease and lung cancer.
If we were smart, we would forbid anyone to smoke tobacco in the future.
- Slim
References:
www.tobaccofreeca.com/smoking-problem/secondhand-smoke/?ef_id=dKRPFe04@XwAAEAF:20120117215048:s
www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/secondhand_smoke/general_facts/index.htm