Quote from Ivanovich:
Please show me a study somewhere - anywhere - that shows car exhaust poses the same or greater risk to people that second hand smoke causes.
Quote from Ivanovich:
It's precisely the indoor thing in families that bothers me most. I am pleased to hear you go outside to smoke, but many do not.
Quote from PiggyBank:
No offense Ivan, but I don't smoke outside to please others, I just don't like smoke staying indoors. I agree with you about people smoking inside when they have children being a problem, but I just simply can't see how higher taxes fixes that problem. I would also be against any type of new law or regulation because that is an invasion of privacy. So the only real hope is awareness imo.
Quote from Random.Capital:
There are several long term studies showing significant reduction in lung capacity in children who have grown up in heavily polluted air relative to their cohort in nearby communities with cleaner air.
Reduced lung capacity in children is directly linked to serious medical issues once the 40s and 50s are hit.
Separately, the NIH has several metastudies from which you can glean dozens of references linking air pollution to serious health issues.