[Lx]

Didn’t we recently get a report that damage from second hand smoke is almost non-existent?

[marktwain]

“Didn’t we recently get a report that damage from second hand smoke is almost non-existent?”

Pretty close. We got an exhaustive study that showed that second hand smoke did not increase the chances of lung cancer.

The whole “second hand smoke” nonsense is almost as much scientific malpractice as anthropogenic global warming.

[khelus]

Didn’t we recently get a report that damage from second hand smoke is almost non-existent?

No ... this is a perfect example of public discussion being driven by false alternatives. This is a great way to get people distracted by an emotional subject, cigarette smoking. While both sides can cherry pick and claim to be correct, both sides are ignoring the destruction of our culture and economy.

The report stated:

"The article describes a large prospective study that “confirmed a strong association between cigarette smoking and lung cancer but found no link between the disease and secondhand smoke.”

However also from the report:

"“Passive smoking has many downstream health effects—asthma, upper respiratory infections, other pulmonary diseases, cardiovascular disease—but only borderline increased risk of lung cancer,” said Patel."