Overview of Smoking and Population
Overview of Smoking and Population
Last activity on October 22, 2024
Secondhand Smoke
- Secondhand smoke is a mixture of the smoke given off by the burning end of a cigarette (or roll up, pipe or cigar), and the smoke breathed out.
- Secondhand smoke contains more than 5,000 different chemicals. At least 250 of them are known to be toxic or to cause cancer
- Breathing in secondhand smoke is sometimes called passive smoking.
- People who breathe in secondhand smoke regularly are more likely to get the same diseases and health conditions as smokers.
The Smokefree Family campaign encourages smokers to go right away from the home to smoke.
There is no safe level of cigarette smoke, as most cigarette smoke is invisible. Opening the window, smoking by the door, or only smoking in the home/car when children are at school is not enough-
cigarette smoke lingers and can still be harmful after several hours.
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