tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670285911995096389.post4197168343607694754..comments2024-03-26T00:00:44.845-04:00Comments on Tobacco Truth: The Surgeon General on Teen Tobacco Use: Is She “Shocked,” or Shocking?Brad Roduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02780515717969719311noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670285911995096389.post-68373055628167269622012-03-29T12:03:44.070-04:002012-03-29T12:03:44.070-04:00I don't believe youth cigarette smoking is a p...I don't believe youth cigarette smoking is a problem. Relative to alcohol use, prescription drug abuse, homicide, suicide, and vehicular deaths, smoking is, in fact, benign.<br /><br />A recent Rockefeller study of persons having attained extreme longevity found that 60% of the males and 30%of the females had used tobacco. The oldest study subject had smoked 95 years.<br /><br />Medical fundamentalists use youth smoking as a bugaboo to pass evermore restrictive legislation on adult smokers.Stephen Helfernoreply@blogger.com