Concerns About Outdoor Second-Hand Smoke
November 20, 2009 by admin
Filed under Best Way To Quit Smoking, Quit Smoking Information
Indoor smoking bans have forced smokers at bars and restaurants onto outdoor patios, but a new University of Georgia study in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that these outdoor smoking areas might be making a new health hazard. The study, thought to be the first to assess levels of a nicotine byproduct known as cotinine in nonsmokers exposed to second-hand smoke out-of-doors, found levels up to 162 percent greater than in the control group.
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