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Health effects of second hand smoking.

NEGATIVE HEALTH EFFECTS OF 2ND HAND SMOKING A "passive" smoker is someone who inhales the secondhand tobacco smoke generated by others. Secondhand smoke is a mixture of the residual smoke that comes from burning tobacco and the smoke exhaled by a smoker. Exposure to secondhand smoke is thought to be more harmful than smoking a cigarette directly for the same amount of time. SIDESTREAM SMOKE the smoke in the air from a lighted cigarette, pipe, or cigar Secondhand smoke (SHS) is also known as environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). SHS is a mixture of 2 forms of smoke that come from burning tobacco SHS worsens asthma and asthma-related problems in up to 1,000,000 asthmatic children ) MAINSTREAM SMOKE the smoke in the air that is exhaled by a smoker THE IMMEDIATE EFFECTS HEADACHE DIZZINESS OF SECONDHAND SMOKE: EYE IRRITATION DEMENTIA COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT ASTHMA SORE THROAT LONG TERM COUGH EFFECTS: BREAST CANCER LUNG NAUSEA CANCER CARDIOVASCULAR PROBLEMS STROKE About 3,400 nonsmoking adults die of lung cancer each year as a result of breathing SHS. OLFACTORY DISEASES (NASAL) DURING PREGNANCY: LOW BIRTH PREMATURE BIRTH WEIGHT EFFECTS ON CHILDREN: DAMAGE TO CHILDREN'S CAROTID ARTERIES AT BIRTH CIRCULATORY PROBLEMS RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS ALLERGIES ASTHMA INCREASES THEIR SUSCEPTIBILITY TO CANCER IN ADULTHOOD. BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS CROHN'S DISEASE Annualy an estimated SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME 35,000 to 62,000 deaths are caused from heart disease in (SIDS) people who are not current smokers, but who are exposed to ETS. SECONDHAND SMOKE CONTAINS THOUSANDS OF TOXIC CHEMICALS, INCLUDING: CHROMIUM used to make steel AMMONIA used in cleaning products BUTANE used in lighter fluid CARBON MONOXIDE found in car exhaust CYANIDE used in chemical LEAD POLONIUM a radioactive substance FORMALDEHYDE an industrial chemical a toxic metal weapons '11% of children 6 years and under are exposed to ETS in their homes on a The dangerous particles in secondhand smoke CAN LINGER IN THE AIR FOR HOURS or even longer. This includes thee residue that clings to a smoker's hair and clothing, as well as cushions, carpeting and other goods regular basis (4 or more days per week).J SOURCES: www.cancer.org www.epa.gov www.mayoclinic.com www.en.wikipedia.org Rabbit Air.

Health effects of second hand smoking.

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A passive smoker is someone who inhales the secondhand tobacco smoke generated by others. Secondhand smoke is a mixture of the residual smoke that comes from burning tobacco and the smoke exhaled by a...

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