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