Third Hand Cigarette Smoking - Legitimate Worry Or Shark Jumping By Zealots?
Monday, December 29, 2008 - 15:49
in Psychology & Sociology
For the dwindling minority that still smokes and don't feel oppressed enough, here's something new to worry about; even if you choose to smoke outside of your house, thinking that you're keeping your kids away from second-hand smoke, you're still exposing them to toxins and potentially cognitive deficits, say researchers in the January issue of Pediatrics. Did they do a clinical study? No, they did a survey and found people who agree. That is why I use the term jumping the shark. Anti-smoking fundamentalists may have done it. read more
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