Passive Smoking - Revision history

Paul Herring: /* Third Hand Smoke */

2018-03-06T14:57:01Z

Third Hand Smoke

Paul Herring: /* Third Hand Smoke */

2017-05-08T11:21:30Z

Third Hand Smoke

Paul Herring: /* Passiv rygning giver ikke kræft (Passive smoking does not cause cancer) */

2016-06-09T13:01:29Z

Passiv rygning giver ikke kræft (Passive smoking does not cause cancer)

Paul Herring: /* Passiv rygning giver ikke kræft (Passive smoking does not cause cancer) */

2016-06-09T13:00:45Z

Passiv rygning giver ikke kræft (Passive smoking does not cause cancer)

Paul Herring at 12:59, 9 June 2016

2016-06-09T12:59:58Z

Paul Herring: /* BMJ : Environmental tobacco smoke and tobacco related mortality in a prospective study of Californians, 1960-98 */

2015-03-16T18:05:02Z

BMJ : Environmental tobacco smoke and tobacco related mortality in a prospective study of Californians, 1960-98

Paul Herring: /* BMJ : Environmental tobacco smoke and tobacco related mortality in a prospective study of Californians, 1960-98 */

2015-03-16T18:04:41Z

BMJ : Environmental tobacco smoke and tobacco related mortality in a prospective study of Californians, 1960-98

Paul Herring: /* = BMJ : Environmental tobacco smoke and tobacco related mortality in a prospective study of Californians, 1960-98 */

2015-03-16T17:47:19Z

= BMJ : Environmental tobacco smoke and tobacco related mortality in a prospective study of Californians, 1960-98

Paul Herring: /* The BMA on Second Hand Smoke */

2015-03-16T17:46:59Z

The BMA on Second Hand Smoke

Paul Herring at 20:56, 17 June 2014

2014-06-17T20:56:46Z

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	The pollutants, which have been labeled “thirdhand smoke,” '''can''' coat all the surfaces of a dwelling and seep into every crevice, said the study’s lead author, Georg E. Matt, a professor of psychology at San Diego State University. <ref name="nbc">[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40704560/ns/health-addictions/ Toxic chemicals linger long after a smoker moves out] - NBC</ref>}}		The pollutants, which have been labeled “thirdhand smoke,” '''can''' coat all the surfaces of a dwelling and seep into every crevice, said the study’s lead author, Georg E. Matt, a professor of psychology at San Diego State University. <ref name="nbc">[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40704560/ns/health-addictions/ Toxic chemicals linger long after a smoker moves out] - NBC</ref>}}
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		+	This one seems to indicate that actually performing basic housekeeping duties such as cleaning surfaces were suspended during this questionable study..
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		+	{{quote\|Exceptionally high levels of THS were found in dust and on surfaces. Although the smoking ban led to immediate improvements in air quality, surface nicotine levels were unchanged and remained very high for the first month of the smoking ban. Surface nicotine decreased by 90% after 1 month (P<0.01),.<ref>[http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/early/2018/02/09/tobaccocontrol-2017-054052 A Casino goes smoke free: a longitudinal study of secondhand and thirdhand smoke pollution and exposure] - [[BMJ]]</ref>}}

	Abuse of [[small numbers]] is also not beyond those touting FUD		Abuse of [[small numbers]] is also not beyond those touting FUD

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 == Third Hand Smoke ==
-Third hand smoke is what is left behind after a cigarette has been extinguished, for example the non-consumed nicotine and other components of smoke that tend to settle on surfaces, or the smell of smoke on a smoker's clothes. Arguments that it is as noxious, or even more so, than primary or secondary smoke is defended with statements such as
+Third hand smoke is what is left behind after a cigarette has been extinguished<ref>[http://now.howstuffworks.com/2017/05/03/can-you-sue-thirdhand-smoke-exposure Can You Sue Over 'Thirdhand Smoke' Exposure?] - How Stuff Works</ref>, for example the non-consumed nicotine and other components of smoke that tend to settle on surfaces, or the smell of smoke on a smoker's clothes. Arguments that it is as noxious, or even more so, than primary or secondary smoke is defended with statements such as
 {{quote|"The level of toxicity in cigarette smoke is just astronomical when compared to other environmental toxins [such as particles found in automobile exhaust],"<ref>[http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=what-is-third-hand-smoke What is third-hand smoke? Is it hazardous?] - Scientific American</ref>}}

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 Klaus Kjellerup points out in an [http://dengulenegl.dk/blog/?p=5432 article] ([https://cfrankdavis.wordpress.com/2016/06/09/study-passive-smoking-doesnt-cause-cancer/ English translation]) that once statistical analysis is used to correct for errors..
-{{quote|The analysis shows that passive smoking cannot be a cause of lung cancer. The overall result of all of the 102 published studies indeed shows a small increase in lung cancer risk of 1.22 (corresponding to a 22% increased risk), but the 22% is reduced to zero after error corrections in the worst studies and confounder adjustments, write the British statisticians Lee, Fry, Forey, Hamling & Thornton.<ref>[https://cfrankdavis.wordpress.com/2016/06/09/study-passive-smoking-doesnt-cause-cancer ] Study: Passive Smoking Doesn’t Cause Cancer- Frank Davis</ref>}}
+{{quote|The analysis shows that passive smoking cannot be a cause of lung cancer. The overall result of all of the 102 published studies indeed shows a small increase in lung cancer risk of 1.22 (corresponding to a 22% increased risk), but the 22% is reduced to zero after error corrections in the worst studies and confounder adjustments, write the British statisticians Lee, Fry, Forey, Hamling & Thornton.<ref>[https://cfrankdavis.wordpress.com/2016/06/09/study-passive-smoking-doesnt-cause-cancer Study: Passive Smoking Doesn’t Cause Cancer]- Frank Davis</ref>}}
 == Third Hand Smoke ==

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 Klaus Kjellerup points out in an [http://dengulenegl.dk/blog/?p=5432 article] ([https://cfrankdavis.wordpress.com/2016/06/09/study-passive-smoking-doesnt-cause-cancer/ English translation]) that once statistical analysis is used to correct for errors..
-{{quote|The analysis shows that passive smoking cannot be a cause of lung cancer. The overall result of all of the 102 published studies indeed shows a small increase in lung cancer risk of 1.22 (corresponding to a 22% increased risk), but the 22% is reduced to zero after error corrections in the worst studies and confounder adjustments, write the British statisticians Lee, Fry, Forey, Hamling & Thornton.<ref>[https://cfrankdavis.wordpress.com/2016/06/09/study-passive-smoking-doesnt-cause-cancer ] - Frank Davis</ref>}}
+{{quote|The analysis shows that passive smoking cannot be a cause of lung cancer. The overall result of all of the 102 published studies indeed shows a small increase in lung cancer risk of 1.22 (corresponding to a 22% increased risk), but the 22% is reduced to zero after error corrections in the worst studies and confounder adjustments, write the British statisticians Lee, Fry, Forey, Hamling & Thornton.<ref>[https://cfrankdavis.wordpress.com/2016/06/09/study-passive-smoking-doesnt-cause-cancer ] Study: Passive Smoking Doesn’t Cause Cancer- Frank Davis</ref>}}
 == Third Hand Smoke ==

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	Quite how this sort of pseudo-science gets published is somewhat annoying - smoke '''cannot''' pass between mother and baby ''in utero'', via the placenta or by any other method known to science. Unfortunately, the exact source of this statement is unclear, since Ms. Dratva is not quoted directly and (at the time of writing) all articles referring to it are copy/pasted - a phenomenon known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Churnalism churnalism].		Quite how this sort of pseudo-science gets published is somewhat annoying - smoke '''cannot''' pass between mother and baby ''in utero'', via the placenta or by any other method known to science. Unfortunately, the exact source of this statement is unclear, since Ms. Dratva is not quoted directly and (at the time of writing) all articles referring to it are copy/pasted - a phenomenon known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Churnalism churnalism].
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		+	=== Passiv rygning giver ikke kræft (Passive smoking does not cause cancer) ===
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		+	Klaus Kjellerup points out in an [http://dengulenegl.dk/blog/?p=5432 article] ([https://cfrankdavis.wordpress.com/2016/06/09/study-passive-smoking-doesnt-cause-cancer/ English translation]) that once statistical analysis is used to correct for errors..
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		+	{{quote\|The analysis shows that passive smoking cannot be a cause of lung cancer. The overall result of all of the 102 published studies indeed shows a small increase in lung cancer risk of 1.22 (corresponding to a 22% increased risk), but the 22% is reduced to zero after error corrections in the worst studies and confounder adjustments, write the British statisticians Lee, Fry, Forey, Hamling & Thornton.<ref>[https://cfrankdavis.wordpress.com/2016/06/09/study-passive-smoking-doesnt-cause-cancer ] - Frank Davis</ref>}}
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	== Third Hand Smoke ==		== Third Hand Smoke ==

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 === [[BMJ]] : Environmental tobacco smoke and tobacco related mortality in a prospective study of Californians, 1960-98 ===
-In 2003 the [[BMJ]] published a study<ref name="bmjshs">[http:// http://www.bmj.com/content/326/7398/1057 Environmental tobacco smoke and tobacco related mortality in a prospective study of Californians, 1960-98] - [[BMJ]]</ref>, by [[James E Enstrom]], [[Geoffrey C Kabat] and [[Davey Smith]], which found after studying 35,561 never-smokers who were married to a smoker, in conclusion, that:
+In 2003 the [[BMJ]] published a study<ref name="bmjshs">[http:// http://www.bmj.com/content/326/7398/1057 Environmental tobacco smoke and tobacco related mortality in a prospective study of Californians, 1960-98] - [[BMJ]]</ref>, by [[James E Enstrom]], [[Geoffrey C Kabat]] and [[Davey Smith]], which found after studying 35,561 never-smokers who were married to a smoker, in conclusion, that:
 {{quote|The results do not support a causal relation between environmental tobacco smoke and tobacco related mortality, although they do not rule out a small effect. The association between exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and coronary heart disease and lung cancer may be considerably weaker than generally believed.}}

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 Or less than 1% of that found in a smoky bar.
-==== [[BMJ]] : Environmental tobacco smoke and tobacco related mortality in a prospective study of Californians, 1960-98 ===
+=== [[BMJ]] : Environmental tobacco smoke and tobacco related mortality in a prospective study of Californians, 1960-98 ===
 In 2003 the [[BMJ]] published a study<ref name="bmjshs">[http:// http://www.bmj.com/content/326/7398/1057 Environmental tobacco smoke and tobacco related mortality in a prospective study of Californians, 1960-98] - [[BMJ]]</ref> which found after studying 35,561 never-smokers who were married to a smoker, in conclusion, that:

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	Or less than 1% of that found in a smoky bar.		Or less than 1% of that found in a smoky bar.
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		+	==== [[BMJ]] : Environmental tobacco smoke and tobacco related mortality in a prospective study of Californians, 1960-98 ===
		+	In 2003 the [[BMJ]] published a study<ref name="bmjshs">[http:// http://www.bmj.com/content/326/7398/1057 Environmental tobacco smoke and tobacco related mortality in a prospective study of Californians, 1960-98] - [[BMJ]]</ref> which found after studying 35,561 never-smokers who were married to a smoker, in conclusion, that:
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		+	{{quote\|The results do not support a causal relation between environmental tobacco smoke and tobacco related mortality, although they do not rule out a small effect. The association between exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and coronary heart disease and lung cancer may be considerably weaker than generally believed.}}

	=== Scotland on Second Hand Smoke ===		=== Scotland on Second Hand Smoke ===

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 The pollutants, which have been labeled “thirdhand smoke,” '''can''' coat all the surfaces of a dwelling and seep into every crevice, said the study’s lead author, Georg E. Matt, a professor of psychology at San Diego State University. <ref name="nbc">[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40704560/ns/health-addictions/ Toxic chemicals linger long after a smoker moves out] - NBC</ref>}}
-Abuse of small numbers is also not beyond those touting FUD
+Abuse of [[small numbers]] is also not beyond those touting FUD
 {{quote|More troubling were the findings of nicotine on or in the bodies of nonsmokers who had moved into dwellings formerly occupied by smokers. Nicotine levels were [[small numbers|seven to eight times]] higher on the fingertips of nonsmokers who’d moved into a smoker’s home compared to nonsmokers who had always lived in a nonsmoking home.<ref name="nbc" />}}