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The Body Shop | Smoke story: Cigarettes vs. pipes  

I received the following note recently and thought it posed an interesting question. "My husband smokes a pipe and in our small scaled-down apartment we share an office. I know I am getting too much secondhand smoke. Can you discuss the difference between cigarettes and pipe smoke?" . . .

The bottom line

Everyday pipe smoking in a small apartment indicates problems for everyone living there. Even though the smoker may not inhale, he is not dodging a bullet because he is inhaling the secondhand smoke.

Quitting smoking entirely is the obvious solution. However, if he won't give up the pipe completely, perhaps he may consider being a seasonal smoker, smoking only outdoors, weather permitting.

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