Is the new anti-smoking law working?
Jan 11th 2011, 12:20 pm
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Re: Is the new anti-smoking law working?
Yay! Went into my local tiny bar yeaterday. The air inside was fresh and there was a table with an ashtray (used) outside. We were the only customers but I could tell no-one had been smoking in the bar recently.
I told the owner I liked the fresh air in his bar. He just looked at me and grunted (he is a smoker himself).
So maybe it DOES work, even in these tiny villages.
I told the owner I liked the fresh air in his bar. He just looked at me and grunted (he is a smoker himself).
So maybe it DOES work, even in these tiny villages.
Jan 11th 2011, 1:38 pm
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Re: Is the new anti-smoking law working?
Do find it funny reading some of the anti-smoking posts on here specially when some of the posters advocate the benefits of wood burners.
Even W.H.O. have released reports saying how damaging to health wood smoke is.
http://burningissues.org/car-www/med...06reuters.html
Another quote:-
What we know about the dangers of tobacco smoke can be well applied again here. Wood smoke is chemically active in the body 40 times longer than tobacco smoke. It is 12 times more caciogenic than tobacco smoke and lowers the bodies defense mechanisms for fighting off infections. Just one hour of exposure can lower immune defense 25 to 40 percent. (See burningissues.org for Fact Sheets, Wood Smoke/Tobacco Comparison charts and other backup material.
Makes smoking look almost healthy by comparison!
Even W.H.O. have released reports saying how damaging to health wood smoke is.
http://burningissues.org/car-www/med...06reuters.html
Another quote:-
What we know about the dangers of tobacco smoke can be well applied again here. Wood smoke is chemically active in the body 40 times longer than tobacco smoke. It is 12 times more caciogenic than tobacco smoke and lowers the bodies defense mechanisms for fighting off infections. Just one hour of exposure can lower immune defense 25 to 40 percent. (See burningissues.org for Fact Sheets, Wood Smoke/Tobacco Comparison charts and other backup material.
Makes smoking look almost healthy by comparison!
Jan 11th 2011, 1:59 pm
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Re: Is the new anti-smoking law working?
Do find it funny reading some of the anti-smoking posts on here specially when some of the posters advocate the benefits of wood burners.
Even W.H.O. have released reports saying how damaging to health wood smoke is.
http://burningissues.org/car-www/med...06reuters.html
Another quote:-
What we know about the dangers of tobacco smoke can be well applied again here. Wood smoke is chemically active in the body 40 times longer than tobacco smoke. It is 12 times more caciogenic than tobacco smoke and lowers the bodies defense mechanisms for fighting off infections. Just one hour of exposure can lower immune defense 25 to 40 percent. (See burningissues.org for Fact Sheets, Wood Smoke/Tobacco Comparison charts and other backup material.
Makes smoking look almost healthy by comparison!
Even W.H.O. have released reports saying how damaging to health wood smoke is.
http://burningissues.org/car-www/med...06reuters.html
Another quote:-
What we know about the dangers of tobacco smoke can be well applied again here. Wood smoke is chemically active in the body 40 times longer than tobacco smoke. It is 12 times more caciogenic than tobacco smoke and lowers the bodies defense mechanisms for fighting off infections. Just one hour of exposure can lower immune defense 25 to 40 percent. (See burningissues.org for Fact Sheets, Wood Smoke/Tobacco Comparison charts and other backup material.
Makes smoking look almost healthy by comparison!
Jan 11th 2011, 2:29 pm
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Re: Is the new anti-smoking law working?
Yay! Went into my local tiny bar yeaterday. The air inside was fresh and there was a table with an ashtray (used) outside. We were the only customers but I could tell no-one had been smoking in the bar recently.
I told the owner I liked the fresh air in his bar. He just looked at me and grunted (he is a smoker himself).
So maybe it DOES work, even in these tiny villages.
I told the owner I liked the fresh air in his bar. He just looked at me and grunted (he is a smoker himself).
So maybe it DOES work, even in these tiny villages.
You told us it wouldn't happen.
Jan 11th 2011, 2:44 pm
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Re: Is the new anti-smoking law working?
Excellent post scampicat,
Now if all smokers studied and memorised that, it would not only give them a big incentive to stop, but also give them a better understanding of the difficulties they may encounter, in turn making them much better prepared and confident of dealing with them.
Now if all smokers studied and memorised that, it would not only give them a big incentive to stop, but also give them a better understanding of the difficulties they may encounter, in turn making them much better prepared and confident of dealing with them.
WARNING: The below chart is for cold turkey quitters only, not those using quitting products. The chart reflects averages and norms. Do not rely upon this chart as it relates to any behavioral change or symptom if you are using any quit smoking product. If using a product and you or a family member are at all concerned about any change in behavior, depression, aggression or any ongoing symptom contact your physician and pharmacist IMMEDIATELY! If you experience any suicidal thinking, thoughts of wanting to harm or kill others, loss of consciousness, seizure or other serious behavioral change or symptom seek IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY MEDICAL ATTENTION.
Don't you think not printing it is a tad misleading?
Jim
Last edited by Bigger Jim; Jan 11th 2011 at 2:59 pm.
Jan 11th 2011, 3:05 pm
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Re: Is the new anti-smoking law working?
Didn't notice the health warning they gave out with the chart!!
WARNING: The below chart is for cold turkey quitters only, not those using quitting products. The chart reflects averages and norms. Do not rely upon this chart as it relates to any behavioral change or symptom if you are using any quit smoking product. If using a product and you or a family member are at all concerned about any change in behavior, depression, aggression or any ongoing symptom contact your physician and pharmacist IMMEDIATELY! If you experience any suicidal thinking, thoughts of wanting to harm or kill others, loss of consciousness, seizure or other serious behavioral change or symptom seek IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY MEDICAL ATTENTION.
Don't you think not printing it is a tad misleading?
Jim
WARNING: The below chart is for cold turkey quitters only, not those using quitting products. The chart reflects averages and norms. Do not rely upon this chart as it relates to any behavioral change or symptom if you are using any quit smoking product. If using a product and you or a family member are at all concerned about any change in behavior, depression, aggression or any ongoing symptom contact your physician and pharmacist IMMEDIATELY! If you experience any suicidal thinking, thoughts of wanting to harm or kill others, loss of consciousness, seizure or other serious behavioral change or symptom seek IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY MEDICAL ATTENTION.
Don't you think not printing it is a tad misleading?
Jim
Sorry if people did find it misleading, I thought it was helpful.
Jan 11th 2011, 3:09 pm
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Re: Is the new anti-smoking law working?
Do find it funny reading some of the anti-smoking posts on here specially when some of the posters advocate the benefits of wood burners.
Even W.H.O. have released reports saying how damaging to health wood smoke is.
http://burningissues.org/car-www/med...06reuters.html
Another quote:-
What we know about the dangers of tobacco smoke can be well applied again here. Wood smoke is chemically active in the body 40 times longer than tobacco smoke. It is 12 times more caciogenic than tobacco smoke and lowers the bodies defense mechanisms for fighting off infections. Just one hour of exposure can lower immune defense 25 to 40 percent. (See burningissues.org for Fact Sheets, Wood Smoke/Tobacco Comparison charts and other backup material.
Makes smoking look almost healthy by comparison!
Even W.H.O. have released reports saying how damaging to health wood smoke is.
http://burningissues.org/car-www/med...06reuters.html
Another quote:-
What we know about the dangers of tobacco smoke can be well applied again here. Wood smoke is chemically active in the body 40 times longer than tobacco smoke. It is 12 times more caciogenic than tobacco smoke and lowers the bodies defense mechanisms for fighting off infections. Just one hour of exposure can lower immune defense 25 to 40 percent. (See burningissues.org for Fact Sheets, Wood Smoke/Tobacco Comparison charts and other backup material.
Makes smoking look almost healthy by comparison!
Welcome to the the 'Everything causes Cancer' society. Just think, all we need is the same sort of litigious atmosphere as the States and you too can make a living suing all and sundry for so much as breaking wind in your presence.
The mode seems to be that as the lawyers move in, common sense moves out.
Jan 11th 2011, 3:23 pm
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Re: Is the new anti-smoking law working?
Do find it funny reading some of the anti-smoking posts on here specially when some of the posters advocate the benefits of wood burners.
Even W.H.O. have released reports saying how damaging to health wood smoke is.
http://burningissues.org/car-www/med...06reuters.html
Another quote:-
What we know about the dangers of tobacco smoke can be well applied again here. Wood smoke is chemically active in the body 40 times longer than tobacco smoke. It is 12 times more caciogenic than tobacco smoke and lowers the bodies defense mechanisms for fighting off infections. Just one hour of exposure can lower immune defense 25 to 40 percent. (See burningissues.org for Fact Sheets, Wood Smoke/Tobacco Comparison charts and other backup material.
Makes smoking look almost healthy by comparison!
Even W.H.O. have released reports saying how damaging to health wood smoke is.
http://burningissues.org/car-www/med...06reuters.html
Another quote:-
What we know about the dangers of tobacco smoke can be well applied again here. Wood smoke is chemically active in the body 40 times longer than tobacco smoke. It is 12 times more caciogenic than tobacco smoke and lowers the bodies defense mechanisms for fighting off infections. Just one hour of exposure can lower immune defense 25 to 40 percent. (See burningissues.org for Fact Sheets, Wood Smoke/Tobacco Comparison charts and other backup material.
Makes smoking look almost healthy by comparison!
Jan 11th 2011, 3:27 pm
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Jan 11th 2011, 5:19 pm
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Re: Is the new anti-smoking law working?
I suspect (as in the UK) the sales of the local equivalent of patio heaters will rocket...
Jan 11th 2011, 5:23 pm
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Re: Is the new anti-smoking law working?
Can't believe the Yanks swallowed that one and gave her such a position of power dealing with other nations.
Whose dumb enough to believe a word she says or ever trust her after that one ?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...y-exposed.html
Jan 11th 2011, 5:34 pm
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Re: Is the new anti-smoking law working?
Not sure, but apparently there's such a word as "misspeak", as in Hllary Clintons pack of lies about her "heroic" visit to Bosnia.
Can't believe the Yanks swallowed that one and gave her such a position of power dealing with other nations.
Whose dumb enough to believe a word she says or ever trust her after that one ?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...y-exposed.html
Can't believe the Yanks swallowed that one and gave her such a position of power dealing with other nations.
Whose dumb enough to believe a word she says or ever trust her after that one ?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...y-exposed.html
POL-I-TIC-IAN.
LI-AR
The only difference is the number of syllables.
Jan 12th 2011, 8:48 am
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Re: Is the new anti-smoking law working?
Perhaps but not necessarily.
The Pentagon’s after a faster, more reliable way to fight pandemics and viral terror threats by mass producing vaccines. Darpa, the Pentagon’s blue-sky research arm, handed out $21 million to Canadian biotech firm Medicago Inc. The company, based in Quebec City, will use the money to build a 90,000-square-foot facility that’ll use tobacco plants to produce 10 million monthly doses of influenza vaccine.
Don't shoot the messenger.
Jim
The Pentagon’s after a faster, more reliable way to fight pandemics and viral terror threats by mass producing vaccines. Darpa, the Pentagon’s blue-sky research arm, handed out $21 million to Canadian biotech firm Medicago Inc. The company, based in Quebec City, will use the money to build a 90,000-square-foot facility that’ll use tobacco plants to produce 10 million monthly doses of influenza vaccine.
Don't shoot the messenger.
Jim
Jan 12th 2011, 9:34 am
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Re: Is the new anti-smoking law working?
Perhaps but not necessarily.
The Pentagon’s after a faster, more reliable way to fight pandemics and viral terror threats by mass producing vaccines. Darpa, the Pentagon’s blue-sky research arm, handed out $21 million to Canadian biotech firm Medicago Inc. The company, based in Quebec City, will use the money to build a 90,000-square-foot facility that’ll use tobacco plants to produce 10 million monthly doses of influenza vaccine.
Don't shoot the messenger.
Jim
The Pentagon’s after a faster, more reliable way to fight pandemics and viral terror threats by mass producing vaccines. Darpa, the Pentagon’s blue-sky research arm, handed out $21 million to Canadian biotech firm Medicago Inc. The company, based in Quebec City, will use the money to build a 90,000-square-foot facility that’ll use tobacco plants to produce 10 million monthly doses of influenza vaccine.
Don't shoot the messenger.
Jim