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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
Conservative estimates put the level of radiation absorbed
by a pack-and-a-half a day smoker at the equivalent of 300
chest X-rays every year. (5) The Office of Radiation, Chemical
& Biological Safety at Michigan State University report that the
radiation level for the same smoker was as high as 800 chest
X-rays per year (6). Another author argues that a typical nicotine
addict might be getting the equivalent of almost 22,000 chest X-rays
per year. (7) US Surgeon General C. Everett Koop stated in 1990
that tobacco radiation is probably responsible for most of tobacco
-related cancer. (8)"
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Yowza. And people are afraid of nuclear reactors...