RE: Radon Field Day

[Jack_Earley@RL.GOV]

No--because it relates to what we do (see subject above and use "Delete" at

will). As for Bill's comments about educating children, the latest on the

anti-drug campaign is that (in particular girls between the ages of 10 & 13)

the ads created the desire in them to start drugs, primarily marijuana (see

story at npr.org from last Thursday or so). Which is the same reason many

parents have objected to the schools educating their children about sex--it

was more of a "how and why" when the parents wanted them to learn "don't."



Jack Earley

Radiological Engineer





-----Original Message-----

From: Thomas M Lashley [mailto:lashleyt@DTEENERGY.COM]

Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 9:09 AM

Cc: radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu

Subject: 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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