Vivek Murthy, the surgeon general, wrote in a preface to the report
When the brain experiences an injury, synaptic plasticity can help reestablish lost connections or enhance existing ones, improving cognitive function
Its cleaner, less annoying and less harmful
This isnt about a persons choice to smoke, but being clear that if they arent thinking about quitting, then taking it right outside is the best way to ensure they dont put their familys health at risk. The Royal College of Physicians 2010 report Passive Smoking and Children estimated that secondhand smoke exposure in UK children each year caused over 20,000 cases of lower respiratory tract infection, 120,000 cases of middle ear disease, at least 22,000 new cases of wheeze and asthma, 200 cases of bacterial meningitis, and 40 sudden infant deaths one in five of all cot deaths