Time to clear air on second-hand smoke

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According to the World Health Organisation, at least 60 cancer-causing chemicals have been identified in second-hand smoke. Avoiding second-hand smoke outside of the home is still difficult as smoking remains permissible in many public areas. Despite laudable...

Second, when there are downstream efforts to tackle smoking, they are not adequate in containing second-hand smoke.

There was a group of people smoking inside, but when I walked around the outside of this smoking booth, I found there was no smell from cigarette smoke. Lastly, smoking booths provide a more civilised way to separate smokers as compared to forcing them into yellow boxes.

 

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