Favorite Cigarette Brand?

Freebase Dali · 09-01-2010, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by VEGANGELICA

Third-hand smoke definitely exists...it is the stink you smell on the skin, hair, and clothes of people who smoke, and in the rooms they smoked in due to contamination of sofas, carpet, walls, etc.

The main health concern is for infants, who breathe in more dust and residues in homes since they are closer to the floor, and so are more likely than adults to be affected by third-hand smoke. Also, infants are more susceptible than adults to respiratory troubles and developmental harm caused by carcinogens and other chemicals. What is third-hand smoke? Is it hazardous?: Scientific American

The danger of a carcinogen is a function of the carcinogen's strength, exposure time, and the developmental stage of the person. I doubt most infants are given a lot of coffee, chocolate, pepper, and peanut butter, so the negative impact of third-hand smoke on infants whose parents smoke could be much greater compared to the impact of carcinogens in those foods.

On what basis do you assume that the harm of third-hand smoke is inconsequential compared to the harm of other carcinogens you list? And does the fact that an infant could be murdered mean we shouldn't care about environmental pollutants she is exposed to?

Second-hand smoke (the smoke inhaled by children as parents smoke around them) is much more of a concern than third-hand smoke, but this doesn't mean the negative effect of third-hand smoke on children or adults is negligible and should be ignored or minimized by claiming research into this topic is "agenda-terror." I find it odd that you both feel a certain topic should be off limits to scientists who are trying to understand more fully the negative impacts of smoking on people who are involuntarily exposed.

Here's a brand of cigarette to add to the list: The Candy Cigarette. Hook your customers on the habit while they're young!

What are the documented negative effects of "third-hand" smoke in infants?

VEGANGELICA · 09-02-2010, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by SATCHMO

When did this become the negative effects of smoking thread? seriously? Seriously?

I think here: http://www.musicbanter.com/920393-post120.html

Don't you feel health issues relate to smokers' favorite cigarette brands? Some smokers choose their favorite brand partly because they think the brand is safer than another. For example, apparently many smokers still think incorrectly that low-tar cigarettes are safer, and so select those brands (such as Carlton):

"Even today, many smokers think that low-tar or so-called light or ultra-light cigarettes are better for them than full-strength smokes. Because reducing tar levels also tends to lower nicotine levels, studies have shown that smokers inadvertently compensate for the loss of the nicotine. The rise of the filter cigarette was more a marketing ploy than anything else. There was little evidence to suggest that filter cigarettes were any healthier than regular cigarettes, and the tobacco companies' own researchers knew this to be the case." NOVA Online | Search for a Safe Cigarette | "Safer" Cigarettes: A History

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Originally Posted by Freebase Dali

What are the documented negative effects of "third-hand" smoke in infants?

The health effects of third-hand smoke on infants have not been studied yet, since only during the last year or so have people realized that third-hand smoke may be a significant concern. Because second-hand smoke is known to be especially harmful to children (Health Effects | Smoke-free Homes Program | US EPA), the concern is that children may also be particularly harmed by the third-hand smoke chemicals such as nicotine, which sticks to surfaces after a cigarette is extinguished and can convert into a strong carcinogen.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 09-02-2010, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by VEGANGELICA

The health effects of third-hand smoke on infants have not been studied yet, since only during the last year or so have people realized that third-hand smoke may be a significant concern. Because second-hand smoke is known to be especially harmful to children (Health Effects | Smoke-free Homes Program | US EPA), the concern is that children may also be particularly harmed by the third-hand smoke chemicals such as nicotine, which sticks to surfaces after a cigarette is extinguished and can convert into a strong carcinogen.

Do you have a car?

VEGANGELICA · 09-02-2010, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

Do you have a car?

No. The car I showed previously on MB as being in my possession was donated to a needy non-profit that transports orphans to their new families. Now I walk everywhere. With a gas mask on.

Unfortunately, I can't stop everyone else from driving, so I'm always going to be subjected to some carcinogenic second-hand car exhaust. I feel that's one good reason for not adding to the problem by smoking.

So what do you smoke? Did cigarette companies lure you into buying filtered or low-tar cigarettes? GAA! I wish your other stress release method were legal in public so you could do that instead!

View Poll Results: Favorite Cigarette Brand?
Marlboro	9	15.79%
Newport	3	5.26%
Camel	6	10.53%
Basic	0	0%
Doral	0	0%
Kool	2	3.51%
Winston	0	0%
Parliament	1	1.75%
Salem	0	0%
USA Gold	0	0%
American Spirit	5	8.77%
Hand-Rolled	5	8.77%
Cigars	0	0%
I stick to the ganja..	5	8.77%
Don't smoke	21	36.84%
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