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Re: Radon Field Day
Please people take this stop smoking thread to another list server, this one
(radsafe) is about *radiation safety*.......
epirad@mchsi.com wrote:
> Jack,
>
> I personally think the key to reducing the smoking rate
> is to get to kids before they start. Studies indicate
> for every adult who smokes, over 80% of them took their
> first puff prior to the age of 18.
>
> Even the tobacco companies know price affects usage, see:
> http://tobaccofreekids.org/research/factsheets/pdf/0021.p
> df
>
> Bill Field
> > So if we raise the price of cocaine, fewer people will use it? And if we
> > raise the tax on gambling, fewer people would do it? I think there's
> > something about "addiction" that we're overlooking here.
> >
> > Jack Earley
> > Radiological Engineer
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: AndrewsJP@AOL.COM [mailto:AndrewsJP@AOL.COM]
> > Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2002 10:42 AM
> > To: radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu
> > Subject: Re: Radon Field Day
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 5/18/02 9:05:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> > epirad@mchsi.com writes:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > The two most effective ways to reduce the rate of
> > smoking is via increased tax on cigarettes and by local
> > ordinances prohibiting smoking in public places. If you
> > do not currently have a smokefree ordinance in your
> > community I would encourage each radsafer to start such
> > an effort similar to the one in Iowa City:
> >
> > http://www.cleanairforeveryone.org/
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > This seems to be a very good idea. I wonder what the unintended
> > consequences will be for Iowa City. Perhaps there will be more bars or
> > restaurants with bars and alcoholism will increase because restaurants with
> > more than 50% of their income are exempt. There may even be more drunk
> > drivers and more early deaths because of automobile accidents because of the
> > proliferation of bars where smoking is allowed. Perhaps if a few people are
> > fined $25 for smoking during lunch, they will throw out the incumbent
> > regulators and get some new ones that smoke. That would be a real
> > unintended consequence. More likely, restraunteers will not consider
> > opening a nice restaurant because smoking will be prohibited in all areas.
> > This would lead to fewer jobs and poorer lifestyle for all. There is no
> > free lunch. Don't get me wrong, I believe that other diners should not
> > smoke near me while I eat. Note the wording is "should not" not "shall
> > not"! and that is the crux of the arguement.
> >
> > John Andrews
> > Knoxville, Tennessee
> >
> >
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