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Why social smoking can be just as bad for you as daily smoking

  • Written by Bernadette Melnyk, Dean and Professor of Nursing, The Ohio State University
imageSocial smoking is just as bad on your heart as regular smoking, a new study suggests. California Department of Health Services, CC BY-NC-SA

“Everything in moderation.”

It’s a common justification made for behaviors that may fall outside the realm of healthy. Whether it’s a drink or two or indulging in a favorite dessert,...

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