| Whether you like it or not, you are exposed | | | | infection. Passive smoke also put infants on |
| to passive smoke either in your workplace or | | | | greater risks of sudden infant death |
| public areas. Passive smoke causes at least | | | | syndrome. Whereas, pregnant mothers are at |
| 46,000 deaths in the United States a year. No | | | | increase risk of having low weight babies at |
| doubt, non smokers involuntarily subject | | | | birth. The fact is passive smoke can destroy |
| themselves to the ill effects of passive | | | | your health. |
| smoke. You will treat passive smoke as | | | | |
| hazardous to you and your loved ones once you | | | | There are certain people who encounter |
| read and digest the facts and dangers of | | | | greater health risk. People who are more |
| passive smoke, the groups of people at risk, | | | | likely to experience the adverse effect of |
| and ways to avoid the health risk of | | | | second hand smoke are pregnant women, |
| cigarette smoke. This article will change | | | | newborns, children, and teenagers. People who |
| your attitude towards passive smoke and move | | | | are diagnosed with asthma, chronic |
| you to protect the future of your family. | | | | obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and |
| | | | other respiratory illnesses are also at |
| Passive smoke is also known as second hand | | | | danger. |
| smoke or environmental tobacco smoke. A | | | | |
| combination of sidestream and mainstream | | | | Passive smoke do not only affect certain |
| smoke make up passive smoke. When a smoker | | | | people but everyone who happens to be in the |
| exhales the tobacco smoke, it is known as | | | | same environment as a smoker. |
| mainstream smoke. Sidestream smoke comes from | | | | |
| the burning tip of the cigarette. Both of | | | | Places such as public areas, work places, and |
| these smoke contain similar chemicals. | | | | your home where smoking is allowed can |
| | | | threaten a non smoker's life. To protect your |
| Both sidestream and mainstream smoke contain | | | | loved ones, you have to take certain |
| 4,000 harmful chemical of which 80 are known | | | | measures. |
| to be carcinogenic. The US Environmental | | | | |
| Protection Agency (EPA) identified second | | | | Now that you are aware of the dangers of |
| hand smoke as a Class A carcinogen. It is the | | | | second hand smoke, it is time for you to do |
| most dangerous indoor pollutant. People spend | | | | something for your family and loved ones. |
| most of their time at home. Imagine if your | | | | Start with your home. Make sure nobody smokes |
| home is filled with smokers. It is like | | | | in the home. If somebody smokes, encourage |
| living next to the exhaust of a running car. | | | | them to quit smoking. Choose to go to public |
| As passive smokers, your health is affected | | | | areas which have been assigned as smoke free |
| adversely. | | | | zones. Separating non smoking areas from |
| | | | smoking areas will not help as tobacco can |
| Exposure to second hand smoke can cause you | | | | travel easily through air duct systems. Think |
| to develop sicknesses. You can experience the | | | | of other creative ways to prevent your loved |
| immediate effects such as eye irritation, | | | | ones from absorbing this toxic pollution. |
| cough, headache, nausea, dizziness, and sore | | | | |
| throat. On the long term, you may suffer from | | | | You don't need to depend on scientific |
| respiratory illnesses such as pneumonia, | | | | evidence before you decide passive smoke is |
| bronchitis, and asthma. Let's not forget | | | | dangerous. It clearly endangers anyone |
| heart and lung disease too. Your risk of | | | | regardless of age. No one is free from the |
| developing various kinds of cancer increases | | | | dangers of second hand smoke. Make sure you |
| as well. Children tend to get middle-ear | | | | do all you can to protect your family. |