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WHO wants global smoking ban at work and in public places

Posted on May 29th 2007 8:39PM by Brian White

Filed Under: Diet & Weight Loss

The tobacco industry continues to take a beating, as the World Health Organization (WHO) now is stating that it wants a global ban on smoking at workplaces and in enclosed public spaces.

This is not some small request, but a campaign on a planetary scale to get rid of smoking wherever it can affect non-smokers. In fact, WHO Director-General Margaret Chan said that "The evidence is clear, there is no safe level of exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke."

What do you think? There are some that cite references to evidence that second-hand smoke is harmless, something that is utter nonsense if you ask me. If you're a smoker, what are your thoughts on WHO's directive here?

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Nick 5-29-2007 @ 11:23PM

I smoke off and on. I really don't care if I inhale a bit of secondhand smoke - it can't be nearly as bad for an individual as chain smoking would.

If we are going to ban this for the public's health, fine. But lets also ban overeating, cause I'm sick of paying taxes to help those with health problems due to eating more than they need.

joe camel 5-30-2007 @ 6:58AM

It's part of a long list of dictates by the WHO that will ultimately reduce the people of the world to the level
of livestock. Your diet, sex life, recreation, dwelling and employment will be managed by a medical dictatorship for the sake of your "health". Sieg Heil!

Ronald 5-30-2007 @ 9:20AM

You say some cite references that second hand smoke is harmless. Well, those references include the Congressional Research Service, OSHA , Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and the WHO itself --who attempted to conceal the results.

These studies are unimpeachable, and make shameless liars of the WHO and other tobacco nazis.
If these monsters are not exposed and jailed, God help us all.

Brandon 5-30-2007 @ 2:02PM

Exposed and jailed? Believe your own nonsense if you will... But government pseudo-studies funded by tobacco companies are totally suspect when compared to the volumes upon volumes of research done by reputable private and non-profit medical research institutions.

Ronald 5-30-2007 @ 2:26PM

Brandon: Your statement that the Congressional Research Service does tobacco funded pseudo studies is preposterous on its face and typical of tobacco nazi claptrap. Tell it to Congress.

How much is your Robert Wood Johnson check for?