Smoking outside a hospital - why?

by Brian White (Subscribe to Brian White's posts)
Jul 17th 2007 8:45AM

Although I've written on smoking bans extensively in the last few months, countries and municipalities are finally getting the picture worldwide. That is, the general public does not like exposure to tobacco smoke (mostly from cigarettes) and smoking in public places needs to be discontinued.

To those that argue second-hand smoke poses no threat, I'd like to challenge that 'assumption' -- are there verifiable facts from credible sources that back up such a claim? If so, I'd love to investigate them.

It kind of pains me in the worst way when I see patients and employees (such as nurses, of all people) in and around hospitals and medical establishments smoking. And, smoking where other patients have to wade through the toxic mess that is cigarette smoke just to get into a place of healing. Sounds like an oxymoron. Stress can be beat in other ways (it's the common excuse I hear from smokers) -- like fitness and meditation. Hospitals should be one place where smoking should be tossed out the window. Agreed?

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ESK 7-17-2007 @ 12:27PM

If they are smoking outside, hasn't smoking been "tossed out the window?"

B 7-18-2007 @ 2:31PM

I get so tired of one excuse after another when it comes to smoking. I smoke but it's not due to stress or boredom. I't s because of my past and what someone else did to me while growing up.
God and my angels understand but society doesn't want to understand others because each person has a lot to deal with on a daily basis that they have no time to just meditate and find out why things are the way they are. If you saw someone smoking, your first instinct about that person would be that he/she is not happy or stressed or whatever. The real problems go way deeper. Those are only the surface problems. Most smokers wouldn't smoke if they dealt with and overcame their childhood. People will always say something is bad because one person decided they didn't like it so others just fell in line. Style, food, exercising, movies, etc. It's all about the people who think they are better than everyone who decide the rules on things.
I grew up with people making fun of me because I chose to not be like everyone else. I am still that way but I am happy because I'm not a follower but a leader with myself.
All you nonsmokers can say what you like but you should ask God what a person should do and not other people.