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