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posted by martyb on Thursday May 10 2018, @06:49PM   Printer-friendly
from the waiting-to-inhale? dept.

Increasing amounts of research show that hazardous smoke residues can be absorbed through the skin, ingested, and inhaled months and even years after smoke has dissipated.

The latest study, published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances, shows how tobacco smoke from outdoor air can seep into a nonsmoking classroom and coat its surfaces, and how those hazardous chemicals often become airborne again and circulate throughout buildings via central air-conditioning systems.

From The Washington Post : Thirdhand smoke is widespread and may be dangerous, mounting evidence shows


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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by Mykl on Friday May 11 2018, @12:14AM (3 children)

    by Mykl (1112) on Friday May 11 2018, @12:14AM (#678200)

    [list of similar symptoms with different causes],

    Congratulations, you're halfway toward your Homeopathy certificate!

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 11 2018, @01:50PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 11 2018, @01:50PM (#678358)

    Ok, you need a mechanism... It isn't hard:

    The predominant effects of nicotine in humans include increased release of catecholamines into the bloodstream that increase pulse rate and blood pressure, the release of plasma free fatty acids, and the mobilization of blood glucose

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3389568/ [nih.gov]

    Thus smoking cessation may lead to lower fasting blood sugar and thus similar symptoms to carbohydrate withdrawal. This also explains the weight gain since the person begins craving food due to the sudden blood sugar vs insulin/etc imbalance. If they do eat more carbs in response they gain weight, if not (ie those on a special diet) then they lose weight.

    Now I just need to collect some data and do some NHST to prove my theory correct. See how easy it is to do modern medical research?

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 11 2018, @04:44PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 11 2018, @04:44PM (#678462)

    Hilariously if I follow the citation (107) for that claim there is nothing about glucose at all. The medical literature is great!

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 11 2018, @04:54PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 11 2018, @04:54PM (#678474)

    More sources though:

    Both groups showed an increase of glycemia following smoking, more marked, however, in the group of diabetics. In 16 cases the experience was repeated once more, and an even higher increase of the blood glucose values was recorded as a result of the new nicotine charge. Conversely, no glycemia rise was noted after smoking nicotine-free cigarettes nor after smoking tobacco cigarettes but without inhaling the smoke.

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7455580 [nih.gov]

    Smoking cessation is associated with transient metabolic changes including increased β-cell secretion in response to glucose and fasting insulin resistance. These alterations may be associated with or contribute to the body weight gain after smoking cessation.

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24179100 [nih.gov]

    I wish I could find out what made them write this:

    Blood sugar plummets in many people when first quitting

    http://whyquit.com/joel/Joel_03_21_blood_sugar.html [whyquit.com]

    Is it just so well known that nobody even studies it directly anymore?