Sunday, March 20, 2011

Second-hand Smoking


Second-hand smoke is also known as environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) or passive smoke.

Second-hand smoke is made up of:

1. Sidestream smoke that goes directly into the air from the end of a burning cigarette, cigar or pipe.
2. Mainstream smoke that is inhaled by the smoker first, then exhaled into the air.

Did you Know?

1. A non-smoker in a smoky room is inhaling the same chemicals as a smoker.

2. Second-hand smoke has been labelled as a "Class A" cancer-causing substance in the United States. Class A is considered the most dangerous type of cancer agent and there is no known safe level of exposure.

3. Smoking in a closed-in space such as a car greatly increases the concentration of harmful chemicals produced by secondhand smoke.

4. Second-hand smoke contains the same 4,000+ chemicals that are inhaled by a smoker. About 50 of these chemicals are associated with, or are known to cause cancer.

5. Some of the toxic and cancer causing agents found in second-hand smoke include hydrogen cyanide, formaldehyde and benzene.

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