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Molyneaux, George. __Smoking, ban in public places (Junior)__. 4-3-09 []. -1. Scientists agree that smoking is dangerous, tobacco can cause cancer, strokes and heart disease. Smokers choose to smoke but others do not choose to "passively smoke." (KW) -2. Society accepts that adults can decide to harm themselves to some extent, so long as they do not harm others. (In many places, there are no non-smoking bars or restaurants. Unless people refuse to go out with friends, they cannot avoid passive smoking. (KW) -3. If enough people want to go to non-smoking bars, companies will set up non-smoking bars. If there are no non-smoking bars, this suggests that very few people want them. Some people are quite happy to work in smoky places. (KW)

-4.A ban would encourage smokers to smoke less or give up. If smoking was banned in public places, it would no longer be a social activity (JL) -5.It is legal to smoke tobacco, so governments have no right to try to make people stop. It is therefore wrong to argue that a ban on public smoking should be introduced to encourage people to give up (JL) -6.People will not smoke more at home. Smokers need to maintain a certain level of nicotine in their blood to remain content. A ban on smoking in public would force them to smoke less while at work (JL) -7.Banning smoking in public will encourage people to smoke more at home. This will harm other people in their house, particularly children (JL)

__Electric Cigaretts__. 14 May 2008 4-3-09 .
 * 1) Inventors have created an electric cigarette (LC)
 * 2) looks just like a proper cigarette, contains a chamber that vapourises pure liquid nicotine into a puff of steam (KW)
 * 3) Smokers can inhale the vapours as they would a cigarette smoke and still get the buzz - without taking in any harmful substances.(LC)
 * 4) Nicotine is its only ingredient, unlike tobacco alternatives which contain over 4,000 chemicals and tar. (LC)
 * 5) Does not produce smoke. (LC)
 * 6) Rechargeable: The 'cigarette' can be used again and again, which also can reduce pollution because people just leave their cigarette butts on the ground. (KW)
 * 7) Gamucci's next venture is cartridges that are flavoured with mint, apple, cherry, chocolate and coffee.(JL)

__Ban smoking in public places__. April 6,2009 . 1.This will help governmental agencies to deal effectively with air pollution and health.(NH) 2.It will also help countries to earn money from the fines levied on people who smoke.(NH)
 * 3.The process will help to reduce smoking related diseases and deaths which are a threat to those who smoke

__Ban smoking in public places and save lives, says top cancer charity__. 9/15/04. 4/6/09 . 1.A law to ban smoking in public places could save more lives more quickly than the development of a single new anti-cancer drug - according to Cancer Research UK. (LC) 2.Surveys have shown that two-thirds of smokers want to quit(NH) 3.Scientists estimate that a smoking ban would lead, overall, to almost 5000 lives being saved annually.(KW) 4.new research suggests that second-hand smoke in the workplace causes about 700 deaths each year(JL) 5.recent poll of more than 4,000 people four out of five said they would support a law to ensure enclosed workplaces are smoke-free.(KW)

Wallace, Roger. __Smoke, Smoke, Smoke that Cigarette__. 4-6-09 .
 * 1) Smoking cigarettes is bad for your health, chemically addict you, and they will probably kill you if you smoke enough of them (NH)
 * 2) Second- hand smoke is detrimental to the health of others, airline flight attendants in the '80's, showing that they got serious health problems from being on planes all day with people smoking (JL)
 * 3) Non-smokers should not have to be harmed by the bad choices of others (KW)
 * 4) Several places, including New York City, Dallas, all of California, and the entire country of Ireland, have banned smoking EVERYWHERE, including in all bars and nightclubs(NH)

Navie4hope, __Smoking in Public Places__. 4/29/07. 4/6/09 . || 2.secondhand smoke will irritate our lungs and it also can reduce the oxygen in our blood.(LC) 3.harm the cardiovascular system of nonsmokers. (NH) 4.Causes coronary heart disease(JL) 5. Damage blood vessels(KW) 6. disturb the child physical and cognitive development. Along with the possibility of Sudden infant death syndrome(NH) 7. Options to avoid secondhand smoke such as choosing nonsmoking rooms in hotels and nonsmoking sections in restaurants.(NH) 8.The smoker must pay a fine. Other than that, The Ministry of Health also must find the best way to stop this smoking habit.(JL) ||
 * 1.especially harmful to the lungs of a person with asthma.(LC)

__Ban smoking in public places__. June 27,2006. 4/7/09 [|www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13569976/] . 1.Only smoke-free buildings and public places truly protect nonsmokers from the hazards of breathing in other people’s tobacco smoke,(LC) 2.Fourteen states have passed what are considered comprehensive smoke-free workplace laws.(KW) 3.secondhand smoke kills about 3,400 nonsmoking Americans annually from lung cancer, 46,000 from heart disease, and 430 from SIDS.(NH) 4.Separating smokers from nonsmokers, cleaning the air and ventilation systems don’t eliminate exposure to secondhand smoke.(JL) 5.Workplace smoking restrictions not only reduce secondhand smoke but discourage active smoking by employees.((JL)

__Smoking__. 4/7/09 .
 * 1) Every day 3,000 young people light up their first cigarette; every year a million teenagers become regular smokers (LC)
 * 2) Teenagers who smoke are less fit than their nonsmoking peers (LC)
 * 3) The tobacco companies spend about 6.2 billion dollars every year on advertising (LC)
 * 4) Mothers who smoke during pregnancy have a 50% higher risk of giving birth to a mentally retarded infant; if the mother smokes one pack of cigarettes or more per day, the risk increases to 75%.(LC)

__Investigation Concerning Termination of Smokers And/Or Charging Smokers Higher Healthcare or Disability Premiums__. 4/7/09 .
 * # a number of companies have instituted policies to terminate smokers, even if those persons do **not** smoke at work. (KW)
 * 1) There is also a trend toward charging smokers more for health insurance (KW)
 * 2) A growing number of employers are requiring employees who use tobacco to pay higher premiums, hoping that will motivate more of them to stop smoking and lower healthcare costs.(NH)

__Smoking__. 4/7/09 . 1. People who smoke also have an increased risk of infections like bronchitis and pneumonia.(LC) 2.Each time a smoker lights up, that single cigarette takes about 5 to 20 minutes off the person's life(LC) 3. Increased risk of Osteoporosis(NH)

S., Bethany. __Ban Smoking in Public Areas__. 4-7-09 .

1. Have you ever come home with the stench of smoke clinging to your clothes? Or inhaled a cloud of smoke as a group of smokers passed, causing you to cough and choke? Neither experience is pleasant, and this is why smoking should be banned in public areas. (JL) 2. Smoking can be dangerous not only for the smoker, but also for those around the smoker. Secondhand smoke is the third leading cause of preventable death. (JL) 3. The smoke contains over 4,000 chemicals, 50 of which are known to be cancer-related. (JL) 4. People who smoke subject themselves to deadly diseases, as well as long- and short-term health problems. Non-smokers should not have to live with the consequences of smokers' actions.(KW) 5. Not permitting smoking in public areas may help people refrain from smoking. Some argue that there would be a significant decline in the clientele in bars and clubs (KW) 6. But non-smokers actually outnumber smokers three to one. A ban could actually increase people going out because nonsmokers would be more comfortable.(NH) 7. At a local event a couple years ago, a punk band hired by the anti-drug campaign played songs that included positive images of cigarettes and other drugs in their lyrics. This is not the most efficient way to use money set aside for anti-drug programs. Instead, this money could be used to enforce the laws that should be passed to ban smoking in public places.(NH)

__Second hand smoke fact sheet__. 4/7/09 . 1. Secondhand smoke causes almost 50,000 deaths in adult nonsmokers in the United States each year(LC) 2. Secondhand smoke is responsible for between 150,000 and 300,000 lower respiratory tract infections in infants and children under 18(NH) 3. 21 million, or 35 percent of, children live in homes where residents or visitors smoke in the home on a regular basis.(NH)

__11 Facts About Smoking__. 4/7/09 <http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-smoking>.
 * 1) A single cigarette contains over 4,000 chemicals, including 200 known poisons and more than 60 carcinogens.(JL)

__Risks of Cigarette Smoking__. 4/7/09 <http://www.quitsmokingsupport.com/risks.htm>. 1.Smoking a cigarette raises the blood pressure by 5-10 mm Hg for about 30 minutes(LC) 2. Smoking related cancer- Laryngeal Cancer(LC) 3. Linked to also cause Cancer of the Esophagus(KW) 4. Smoking prevents the baby from getting the oxygen and nutrients it needs to grow(KW) 5. cigarette smoke was more detrimental with decreasing age(KW) 6.Society for Neuroscience earlier this year showing that smoking cigarettes sharpens short-term learning and memory among young people.(NH) 7.Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, New York, reported that something in cigarette smoke lowers the levels of an enzyme known as MAO B.(KW) 8.Researchers in the study, however, cautioned that such benefits don't outweigh the risks of more serious ailments(LC)

[] 1. Reason to why second hand smoke more harmful to Children/teens-have faster breathing rate: they breathe in more air relative to their body weight, which means they absorb more smoke(LC)

[] 1. Breathing secondhand smoke has immediate harmful effects on the cardiovascular system(NH) 2.Each year in the United States, secondhand smoke exposure is responsible for 150,000–300,000 new cases of bronchitis and pneumonia in children aged less than 18 months(NH)

[] 1. Environmental tobacco smoke that is inhaled involuntarily or passively by someone who is not smoking.(JL) 2.Environmental tobacco smoke is generated from the sidestream (the burning end) of a cigarette, pipe or cigar or from the exhaled mainstream (the smoke puffed out by smokers) of cigarettes, pipes, and cigars.(JL)

[] 1.Asthma is the most common chronic childhood disease affecting 1 in 13 school aged children on average(NH)

[] 1. Protections of Smoke free policies - Improve air Quality(JL) 2. Improves Health(KW) 3. Reduces Smoking(KW) 4. Policies receive high levels of "public support and compliance"(JL)

[] 1.Tobacco smoke contains more than 4,000 chemical compounds(LC) 2. Chemicals included in second hand smoke * Arsenic (LC) 3. Middle Ear infections(LC)
 * Cadmium
 * Benzene
 * Polonium

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 * 1) Every year, approximately 110 non-smokers in B.C. die from diseases brought on by second-hand smoke (NH)
 * 2) Two-thirds of the smoke from a burning cigarette is not inhaled by the smoker but enters the surrounding environment. (NH)
 * 3) Second-hand smoke has twice as much nicotine and tar as the smoke that smokers inhale. It also has five times the carbon monoxide which decreases the amount of oxygen in your blood. (NH)
 * 4) Workers in bars, restaurants, bingo halls, and gaming establishments receive four to six times the exposure to second-hand smoke as the general public (NH)
 * 5) Food service workers are 50% more likely to develop lung cancer than members of the general population. (NH)
 * 6) Nicotine can be found in the blood of non-smokers up to 40 hours after exposure to second-hand smoke NH)
 * 7) Employee health and productivity are higher in a smoke-free workplace (NH)
 * 8) Smoke-free work means lower cleaning costs, less damage to furniture and equipment, and less risk of fire. (KW)
 * 9) on average, each employee who smokes costs the employer between $2,000 and $6,000 a year in the United States (KW)
 * 10) non-smoking employees have difficulty concentrating when second-hand smoke is present. (KW)
 * 11) Second-hand smoke is a major source of indoor air pollution, and the greatest source of air particle pollution. (NH)
 * 12) Ventilation systems take away some of the smell or sight of tobacco smoke, but they do not deal with the harmful chemicals that are invisible and odourless (NH)
 * 13) Children are twice as likely to smoke if their parents smoke(KW)

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 * 1) nicotine reaches the brain within 10 seconds after smoke is inhaled. It has been found in every part of the body (LC)
 * 2) smoke damage important genes that control the growth of cells, causing them to grow abnormally or to reproduce too rapidly. (LC)
 * 3) Smoking affects the function of the immune system (LC)
 * 4) Smokers are more likely to be absent from work than nonsmokers, and their illnesses last longer. (JL)
 * 5) Smokers tend to incur more medical costs (JL)
 * 6) Smokers have a lower survival rate after surgery (JL) ||   ||   ||