Third-hand Smoke: Another Reason To Quit Smoking
Monday, December 29, 2008 - 21:36
in Psychology & Sociology
Researchers have described how tobacco smoke contamination lingers even after a cigarette is extinguished -- a phenomenon they define as "third-hand" smoke. They examine, for the first time, adult attitudes about the health risks to children of third-hand smoke and how those beliefs may relate to rules about smoking in their homes.