All were active or former smokers.

If a person who stopped smoking has close relationships with active smokers they are often put into situations that make the urge to conform more tempting.

Plasma C-reactive protein concentrations in active and passive smokers: influence of antioxidant supplementation.

Doctors have found that tiny cells called neutrophils tend to collect in the lungs of active smokers, and are then free to slowly destroy the lungs.

However, after two years in effect the ban did not affect the number of active smokers in Poland.

Second-hand smoke is tobacco smoke which affects other people other than the 'active' smoker.

"In active smokers, the risk of heart disease drops immediately," half of the way to that of a nonsmoker within a year, Dr. Glantz said.

Two hundred and forty one adults were known to be active smokers and 261 children passive smokers.

And many active smokers, like Mr. Plew, rationalize that exercise might somehow counteract, or at least soften, the hazards of cigarettes.

Mr President, I am totally in favour of this report safeguarding citizens' health, the health of both active and passive smokers.