Tech Doc: It may be time for a comprehensive indoor smoking ban - LubbockOnline.com

Arsenic. Benzene. Formaldehyde. Hydrogen Cyanide. Toluene. One ingredient is found in gasoline. Another is found in paint thinner. A third is used in embalming fluid. And all, along with at least 4,000 other chemicals, are found in tobacco smoke. Needless to say, the health effects of inhaling such toxins are many.

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SCOTT SHURMUR, M.D., IS A PROFESSOR AND CHIEF OF THE DIVISION OF CARDIOLOGY AT THE TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND A CARDIOLOGIST AT THE TEXAS TECH PHYSICIANS CENTER FOR CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH.

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