I’m not pro-big tobacco or cigarettes, but I am anti-scare tactics. It is usually the news media or politicians, exaggerating and/or grossly misinterpreting some study findings in order to make a great headline or secure votes. But in this case, it wasn’t. The predators who were preying on our fear were the scientists. Smokers of the world, unite!
Myocardial infarction and sudden cardiac death in Olmsted County, Minnesota, before and after smoke-free workplace laws (Hurt et al., 2012)