What a pointless (and expensive) waste of time and resources!!

Ask anyone over the age of ten years; who is more likely to have nicotine in their hair; someone exposed to cigarette smoke or someone who is not? Believe it or not, they will in all probability come to the same conclusion, as this ‘study’ ! So what exactly is the point in this ‘study’?

"The state must declare the child to be the most precious treasure of the people. As long as the government is PERCEIVED as working for the benefit of the children, the people will happily endure almost any curtailment of liberty and almost any deprivation." (Mein Kampf, Adolf Hitler)

THATS WHY!

Quote: "Clearly the younger children are the most at risk; this is a call to action on a global level,"  “said Kim.”

This is so obviously propaganda, intended to persuade the public into curtailing the liberty of smokers! AND is just another example (of many) of the battle between the tobacco industry and the pharmaceutical industry as to who controls the nicotine supply and delivery system. (It is now widely known that nicotine is somewhat of a wonder drug with MANY health benefits! and big pharma want it all!!)

If ‘cancer research’ organisations such as these had concentrated on actual cancer research over the last 50 years, instead of spending millions upon millions of dollars/pounds/shekels etc in smoker bashing, maybe -just -maybe, a cancer cure may have been discovered by now where lives could have been saved. Instead what we have is a continuing explosion of cancer in all developed countries, unchecked and unaffected by the substantial reduction in smokers or the masses of money wasted on the anti-smoker agenda.

Surely what matters is what the effects of SHS has on children not whether they have nicotine in their hair? In fact there is plenty of research that show SHS to have a BENEFICIAL effect on SHS exposed children, although a few children suffering from chronic asthma can be adversely affected. Interestingly, child asthma has increased 'manifold' over the same time period that their exposure to SHS has been substantially diminished. (Other genuine studies have shown that children of smokers are LESS likely to get asthma too).

Even anti tobacco’s large flagship European WHO study concluded that there was a non statistically significant risk of lung cancer in non-smokers who lived or worked with smokers. They don’t like the public to know that there WAS actually only ONE statistically significant result in that study- a beneficial effect on children! (Boffetta, et al, 1998) Despite the hyperbole and moral panics spread by anti-tobacco scientists, doctors and disciples these studies stand!

PS. I have no connection with any tobacco company, I am merely one of many individuals who refuse to be deceived any further, by anti-tobacco misinformation.