Editor,
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      it’s
      about
      time
      somebody
      organized
      something
      like
     
    

    
     
      he
      Panther
      Action
      Weekend.
      Our
      sports
      teams
      can
     
     
      certainly
      use
      a
      little
      more
      support
      from
      the
      students.
     
     
      However,
      I
      can’t
      help
      but
      wonder
      why,
      ina
      weekend
     
     
      where
      an
      effort
      was
      made
      to
      get
      more
      students
      out
      to
     
     
      he
      games,
      were
      two
      basketball
      games
      scheduled
      at
     
     
      he
      same
      time
      as
      the
      hockey
      game
      on
      Saturday
      night.
     
     
      sn’t
      this
      sort
      of
      defeating
      the
      purpose?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      fark
      O’
      Hanley
     
    
   
   
    
     
      #
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Year
      Editor,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      would
      like
      tocommend
      you
      on
      your
      editorial
      on
     
    

    
     
      letober
      24th
      1991.
      Smoking
      is
      a
      big
      issue
      in
      North
     
    

    
     
      merica
      and
      it
      is
      about
      time
      people
      are
      educated
      on
     
    

    
     
      1¢
      effects
      of
      passive
      smoking.
      According
      to
      pam-
     
    

    
     
      hlets
      distributed
      by
      the
      Canadian
      Cancer
      Society;
     
    

    
     
      moking
      is
      related
      to
      90%
      of
      all
      lung
      cancer
      cases
      and
     
    

    
     
      estimated
      to
      be
      responsible
      for
      30%
      of
      all
      cancer
     
    

    
     
      eaths.
      Second-hand
      smoking
      is
      not
      only
      a
      nuisance
      it
     
    

    
     
      ‘now
      known
      to
      cause
      disease
      and
      even
      premature
     
    

    
     
      saths
      in
      non-smokers.
      It
      is
      estimated
      that
      second-
     
    

    
     
      and
      smoke
      is
      to
      blame
      for
      up
      to
      500
      deaths
      among
     
    

    
     
      on-smoking
      Canadians
      every
      year.
      Sidestream
      smoke
     
    

    
     
      hich
      is
      inhaled
      by
      non-smokers
      contains
      twice
      the
     
    

    
     
      nount
      of
      tar
      and
      nicotine
      as
      mainstream
      smoke
      and
     
    

    
     
      ost
      five
      times
      more
      carbon
      monoxide
      than
      that
     
    

    
     
      oke
      the
      smoker
      inhales.
      Carbon
      monoxide
      works
     
    

    
     
      obbing
      the
      body
      of
      oxygen
      that
      it
      needs.
      Red
     
    

    
     
      yd
      cells
      normally
      carry
      oxygen
      from
      the
      lungs
      to
     
    

    
     
      f
      the
      body’s
      tissues.
      However,
      the
      red
      cells
     
    

    
     
      tcarbon
      monoxide,
      If
      there
      is
      any
      carbon
      mon-
     
    

    
     
      in
      your
      lungs,
      the
      red
      blood
      cells
      will
      ignore
     
    

    
     
      yeen
      and
      pick
      it
      up
      instead.
      As
      the
      carbon
     
    

    
     
      ide
      content
      increases,
      more
      and
      more
      of
      your
     
    

    
     
      yegins
      to
      starve
      for
      oxygen,
      including
      your
      heart
     
    

    
     
      ain
      tissues.
      When
      this
      happens,
      you
      may
      be-
     
    

    
     
      more
      fumbling
      and
      uncertain,
      Your
      ability
      to
     
    

    
     
      it
      Visual
      detail
      may
      also
      suffer,
      Carbon
      monox-
     
    

    
     
      umulative
      poison,
      meaning
      it
      builds
      up
      in
     
    

    
     
      ystem
      as
      you
      take
      it
      in
      faster
      than
      you
      can
      get
     
    

    
     
      it.
      The
      sidestream
      smoke
      you
      inhale
      from
      a
     
    

    
     
      rf
      will
      stay
      in
      your
      body
      for
      hours.
      Each
      succes-
     
    

    
     
      garette
      he/she
      smokes
      in
      your
      presence
      adds
      to
     
     
      up.
      Sidestream
      smoke
      causes
      significant
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      nently
      scars
      some
      of
      the
      small
      airways
      in
      your
      lungs.
     
     
      This
      scarring
      reduces
      your
      lung
      capacity,
      it
      makes
      it
     
     
      necessary
      for
      you
      to
      put
      more
      effort
      in
      breathing
      in
     
     
      order
      to
      get
      the
      amount
      of
      oxygen
      your
      body
      needs.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      One
      smouldering
      cigarette
      pollutes
      the
      air
      for
      twelve
     
     
      full
      minutes.
      Second-hand
      smoke
      can
      cause
      burning
      of
     
     
      the
      eyes
      and
      nasal
      passages,
      headaches,
      nausea
      and
     
     
      discomfort
      in
      healthy
      non-smokers,
      not
      to
      mention
     
     
      unwanted
      odours
      and
      tints
      of
      tobacco
      smoke
      in
      your
     
     
      hair
      and
      clothes.
      And
      this
      happens
      because
      of
      other
     
     
      peoples’
      cigarettes.
      It
      is
      often
      speculated
      ‘‘ifthe
     
     
      entire
      country
      stopped
      smoking
      would
      it
      cause
      an
     
     
      economic
      hardship?’’
      Well,
      since
      the
      number
      of
     
     
      people
      who
      smoke
      is
      gradually
      decreasing,
      any
      eco-
     
     
      nomic
      efforts
      are
      slowly
      being
      absorbed
      when
      people
     
     
      stop
      smoking
      completely,
      the
      country
      will
      save
     
     
      money.
      For
      example,
      in
      1985,
      Canadians
      spent
      nearly
     
     
      $6.1
      billion
      on
      tobacco
      products,
      including
      the
      gov-
     
     
      ernment
      taxes.
      The
      ‘hidden’
      costs
      of
      smoking,
      how-
     
     
      ever,
      are
      far
      higher
      than
      income
      from
      tobacco.
      More
     
     
      than
      $7
      billion
      was
      spent
      in
      1982
      for
      foregone
      income
     
     
      due
      to
      a
      smoker’s
      death,
      disability,
      direct
      hospital
     
     
      costs,
      and
      fire
      damage.
      While
      the
      economic
      costs
      are
     
     
      great,
      the
      real
      costs
      in
      terms
      of
      health
      or
      quality
      of
     
     
      life
      cannot
      be
      measured
      in
      dollars.
      Most
      of
      this
     
     
      information
      was
      obtained
      from
      the
      Canadian
      Cancer
     
     
      Society’s
      Toward
      a
      Smoke-Free
      Workplace.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      for
      cleaner
      air
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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