Re: Radon Field Day

[epirad@mchsi.com]

Tom,



For those who think that cigarettes have little to do 

with radiation safety, please visit these links.



Regards, Bill



http://www.tobaccofreedom.org/issues/documents/landman/ra

dioactive/



http://scienceu.fsu.edu/news/healthsmart/health27.html



http://www.webspawner.com/users/radioactivethreat/





Bill Field

> 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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