Second hand smoke is BS

Second-hand smoking can comes with some very serious health effects. In children, it can cause: In children, second-hand smoke causes the following:3 Ear infections More frequent and severe asthma attacks Respiratory symptoms (e.g., coughing, sneezing, shortness of breath) Respiratory infections (i.e., bronchitis, pneumonia) A greater risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) In children aged 18 months or younger, second-hand smoke exposure is responsible for—4 An estimated 150,000–300,000 new cases of bronchitis and pneumonia annually Approximately 7,500–15,000 hospitalizations annually in the United States For adults it can cause: In adults who have never smoked, second-hand smoke can cause heart disease and/or lung cancer.3Heart Disease For non smokers, breathing second-hand smoke has immediate harmful effects on the cardiovascular system that can increase the risk for heart attack. People who already have heart disease are at especially high risk.3,5 Non smokers who are exposed to second-hand smoke at home or work increase their heart disease risk by 25–30%.3 Second-hand smoke exposure causes an estimated 46,000 heart disease deaths annually among adult non smokers in the United States.6 Lung Cancer Non smokers who are exposed to second-hand smoke at home or work increase their lung cancer risk by 20–30%.3 Second-hand smoke exposure causes an estimated 3,400 lung cancer deaths annually among adult non smokers in the United States.6 This all pulled from a CDC website about second-hand smoking and its effects - http://www.cdc.gov....And, according to that website: "There is no risk-free level of contact with second-hand smoke; even brief exposure can be harmful to health." The banning of smoking in offices, restaurants, etc. has proved to be an effective way to help protect the health of everybody, especially non-smokers. According to that website: Second-hand Smoke Exposure Has Decreased in Recent Years Measurements of cotinine have shown how exposure to second-hand smoke has steadily decreased in the United States over time.3,7 During 1988–1991, approximately 87.9% of non smokers had measurable levels of cotinine. During 1999–2000, approximately 52.5% of non smokers had measurable levels of cotinine. During 2007–2008, approximately 40.1% of non smokers had measurable levels of cotinine. The decrease in exposure to second-hand smoke over the last 20 years is due to the growing number of laws that ban smoking in workplaces and public places, the increase in the number of households with smoke-free home rules, and the decreases in adult and youth smoking rates.I realize that I have pulled a lot from this online CDC article. However, my argument is largely based on pure fact - that second-hand smoking offers health benefits for everybody. My stance is this - second-hand smoke is harmful to one's health. You say that by banning smoking in work places you are making folks conform to other people's standards - but how is it fair that you must live and work somewhere in which your health is in danger? I have provided scientific fact from the CDC; how is this not a reasonable explanation that second-hand smoke is harmful?