… the Guardian.
I understand the need for the media to come up with provocative, inflammatory headlines to drive readership, but when it crosses over into stupidity, it rankles a bit.
Yes, there are key human rights issues involved in deciding whether or not to let people smoke on hospital premises. Yes, there might even be some limited merit to the argument that the short-term benefits of an occasional fag in stressful situations might somewhat mitigate the long term adverse effects.
But let’s not kid ourselves: the consequences to smokers’ health and, more perhaps more importantly, the very real harm caused by passive smoking (yes – even outside), far outweigh those considerations.
Sometimes people need more stick than carrot when it comes to helping themselves. I think this is one of those occasions.
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