Secondhand smoke causes all sorts of serious health problems, including heart disease and lung cancer. And even brief exposure might trigger a heart attack, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"Even ventilated smoking rooms do not eliminate second smoke exposure," says Dr. Thomas K. Frieden, director of the CDC. "Eliminating smoking at airports is the only way to fully eliminate exposure for people who pass into and through airports."
If the government can't force airports to change their policies, maybe its
shocking new cigarette warning labels will persuade smokers to stop.
