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Originally Posted by timewarrior2001

So as I said before, whilst any death is sad, especially in a child, we must not take one persons crusade against the cigarette to be gospel. This child May have suffered an attack because of the parents smoking, it could just be simply an unfortunate event that occured because the child had an illness also.
The fact the childrens parents smoked when the news of their childs death was broken to them hardly portrays them in a bad light as was so obviously intended. Smoking helps people remain calm, you see anyone thats a smoker or ex smoker, in times of high stress they either light up or as I have witnessed many a time, find themselves comtemplating smoking again.

Neither should we portray smoking as only a possible risk. It is a significant risk bordering on likelihood.

Originally Posted by timewarrior2001

Taken from http://www.theallergysite.co.uk/asthma.html

this may coincide with the steady rise of people suffering allergies, and could be interpreted as mentioned before, that because we all now try and life in such sterile environments our bodies are over reacting to the slightest thing. Asthma whilst possibly triggered by cigarette smoke can be just as easily triggered by dust, animals, food stuffs, you name it, anything anyone can have an allergic reaction too.

There is indeed evidence suggesting this. Also evidence suggesting that because children these days have such easy access to antibiotics may be causing or contributing to asthma.

Originally Posted by timewarrior2001

Smoking has been proven to affect some people and not others.

Smoking will always affect you. It may not be the cause of your death though.

Originally Posted by timewarrior2001

So whilst I and the medical profession acknowledge that smoking is bad, I will not houn smokers, I will respect their rights to do what they please in this free country, I wont simply blame parents for killing their child because they smoke. I will look at the evidence and I shall make my own mind up. I still do NOT think that the parents smoking killed the child in the example given.

They may not have caused the asthma but they almost definately will have contributed to her death. Smoke in the event of an asthma attack is highly detrimental. Believe me. I treat people regularly who are having asthma attacks.....