Second-hand smoke - ignored implications.

Zahid Naeem

doi:10.12816/0024103

Abstract

Second-hand smoke - ignored implications.

Highlights

On an average 5.5 minute life is lost with each cigarette smoked
There are two types of tobacco smoke, mainstream smoke which is directly inhaled by the mouth of a smoker and side stream smoke or second-hand smoke or passive smoking which comes from burning tip of cigarette mixed with surrounded air
Second-hand smoke is as toxic as main stream smoke, people inhale it in more diluted form

Summary

Introduction

On an average 5.5 minute life is lost with each cigarette smoked. Smokers have ten times risk of acquiring lung cancer, two times risk of myocardial infarction and six times risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Second-hand smoke is sometimes referred to environmental tobacco smoke. Non-smokers can be exposed to second-hand smoke in public places, such as restaurants, offices, shopping centers, public transportation, cars, parks, schools, and daycare centers etc. If parents or elderly siblings smoke at home, children are frequently exposed and children are especially sensitive to the toxins in second-hand smoke.

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