This is a 2 part assignment. The 1st part is to read the material and then write the initial discussion post. The 2nd part is to write a short reply to 3 classmates posts. Once the initial post is completed I will post here 3 other classmates posts for you to write a short reply to.
** THE INITIAL POST MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN 24 HOURS **
Assignment: Some 126 million nonsmokers are exposed to secondhand smoke. U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona repeatedly calls this “involuntary smoking” and it puts people at increased risk of death from lung cancer, heart disease, and other illnesses. Moreover, he states that there is “no risk-free level of secondhand smoke exposure”, a conclusion that’s sure to fuel already growing efforts at public smoking bans nationwide.
Yet, there is a concern about young children who can’t escape their parents’ addiction in search of cleaner air – just over one in five children is exposed to secondhand smoke at home, where workplace bans don’t reach. Those children are at increased risk of SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome); lung infections such as pneumonia; ear infections; and more severe asthma.
What are your thoughts on public smoking bans and what about bans on private smoking? Be sure to back up your thoughts with solid scientific evidence and cite any outside references in your post.
Source: Carmona, R.H. (2006, June 27). The Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke. Remarks at press conference to launch Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General. (Links to an external site.) Washington, D.C. Retrieved from: Office of the U.S. Surgeon General