Allergic to smoke?

[juggernaut]

Ah Im just tired of this 2nd hand smoke BS. No proof anyone has ever died from it. People in this country (US) have to much time on their hands worrying about what others are doing. If she did not like my smoking in my house she should have left and not stayed for 3 hours. She made me feel captive in my own home. Shit I sat by the wide open window for her. But still every time I sparked one up (twice mind you) she ran in the kitchen (for which there are no doors or anything its an open layout house) and sat there looking at her BF like (How dare you bring me here). I love the fire this is bringing to the smoking issue. Heck people have been lighting up for years in Europe. This is the same arguement about POT. How it's so bad for you. Well people have been smoking it in Amsterdam for years and they are still living. I never seen anyone drop dead from 2nd hand smoke and I don't think anyone ever will. Hell I know more people who have gotten cancer when they quit and got concerned about their health. Oh an sorry I'm not a spelling ace. As far as the inteligence coment, well my mis-spelling only proves along with my smoking that I don't have much. LOL. I know I can never win this arguement and I'm not trying to. Point here is, if you enter someones home and they do something you don't like, then why stay for hours?

[swedguy]

juggernaut,

http://www.drgreene.com/21_1288.html

Cigarette smoke contains a number of toxic chemicals and irritants. People with allergies may be more sensitive to cigarette smoke than other people, and research studies indicate that smoking may aggravate allergies.

Smoking does not just harm smokers but also those around them. Research has shown that children and spouses of smokers tend to have more respiratory infections and asthma than those of non-smokers. In addition, exposure to secondhand smoke can increase the risk of complications such as sinusitis and bronchitis.

Common symptoms of smoke irritation are burning or watery eyes, nasal congestion, coughing, hoarseness and shortness-of-breath.

http://www.drgreene.com/21_1282.html

Secondhand smoke is a mixture of the smoke given off by the burning end of a cigarette, pipe, or cigar, and the smoke exhaled from the lungs of smokers. This mixture contains more than 4,000 substances, more than 40 of which are known to cause cancer in humans or animals, and many of which are strong irritants.

Exposure to secondhand smoke is called involuntary smoking, or passive smoking.

Secondhand smoke can cause lung cancer in nonsmokers

Secondhand smoke has been classified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a known cause of lung cancer in humans. Passive smoking is estimated by EPA to cause approximately 3,000 lung cancer deaths in nonsmokers each year.

I don't like smoke, but I don't bitch at people who do smoke. It's up to them if they want to kill themself.

In my own privacy it happens that I fart. But if I have people over I would imagine that they would not enjoy me running around farting all day, so I don't. You show a little consideration for other people that come visit you.