Comments on: I Knew It! Third Hand Smoke is Killing Me!

By: Ali Hussain

Ali Hussain — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 05:38:03 +0000

In science this 3rd smoking is called Passive Smoking.

By: Goran Giertz

Goran Giertz — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:04:36 +0000

Damn! Third hand smoking, isn’t that a b*%ch. Well keep away from smokers as much as you can John.

By: jackie sheeler

jackie sheeler — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 13:44:05 +0000

this does not surprise me. even when i was a smoker (thank god i’ve been able to quit — again) i could always tell when someone had just gone out for a cigarette, especially in the tiny elevator at the building where i work. and now that i haven’t smoked in quite some time, i am embarassed to think how i smelled to nonsmokers when i still indulged that filthy habit. it must be really tough to be as sensitive to it as you are — good luck in possibly finding other solutions to that. perhaps this new research will help, by making smokers more (self-) conscious about what they do.

By: luq

luq — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:46:35 +0000

Had no idea that you could be allergic to cigarette smoke to this level, i’m pretty much allergic the usual way of you know its irritating.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:16:43 +0000

I always wondered about that…however I feel that it should still be called second hand smoke, since it’s resultant from the smoker rather than a 3rd party present during the time of smoking.

By: Armen Shirvanian

Armen Shirvanian — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:34:19 +0000

This is the first time I have heard the phrase “third hand smoke”, and it does make sense. The remnants left behind from the exhaled breath of a smoker, as well as the material that ends up on furniture, has to have a negative effect as well. This makes it seem even more like it is quite difficult to avoid the negative effects of having a smoker around. The carcinogens released are high on the health-damaging scale.

By: Lorelle

Lorelle — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:47:25 +0000

Having seen you after being around the smokers – and being allergic myself – this is excellent information. We need to spread the word. So many people still think that if they don’t smoke “around the kids” that they are protecting them. What crap! Glad someone decided to investigate this further. Excellent!

By: Genel kultur

Genel kultur — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:05:20 +0000

i used to smoke, but i gave it up 2 years ago. But when i am a student at my university one of my friend started smoking because of me and some others who smoking as me.Third hand smoke can be turned to 1 hand smoke! .Now i exactly hate smoking and am warning all my friends about its dangers.

By: Ryan M

Ryan M — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:14:16 +0000

Wow! I am in the midst of quitting and this article will make it easier for me. That smelly garage that I can’t stand to be in – third hand smoke! Would I want to have my baby in that garage/house when I can barely stand it? NO.

Thanks John P for being genetically challenged and presenting this to us! Now can you explain your allergens to green veggies?

By: Jacques Snyman

Jacques Snyman — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:08:06 +0000

Smoking is a pet hate of mine, and as an ex-smoker I am particularly aware of the perils of secondary smoke inhalation, but this third hand smoke information really gets me going. Maybe it is just time to declare tobacco the cancer causing drug that it is and to outlaw it like other substances. Let’s see how the big tobacco companies react to this one.