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sidestream smoke

[ sahyd-streem ]

sidestream smoke

noun

  1. cigarette smoke that passes into the air without first being inhaled by the smoker
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of sidestream smoke1

First recorded in 1970–75
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Very little research has been performed on the effects of exposure to marijuana sidestream smoke, according to the National Institute of Drug Abuse.

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Bonita Springs' proposed law would go further in protecting bystanders from sidestream smoke than ordinances in places like in Cocoa Beach which banned marijuana use on dispensary property or adjoining sidewalks and streets.

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What we still don't know is whether it is the effect of sidestream smoke that the woman inhales that increases these particular risks or whether it is the direct effect of mainstream smoke that the father inhales during smoking that affects sperm development, or possibly both.

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The Beverly Hills ban is part of a pulmonary consciousness sweeping the land, fueled by Surgeon General C. Everett Koop's report that secondhand, or "sidestream," smoke can have a negative effect on the health of nonsmokers.

Last December he proclaimed that smokers were hurting not just themselves but their nonsmoking neighbors, and cited studies indicating that "sidestream" smoke can be harmful to others.

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