Secondhand Smoke

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Patient Education| 2021 Secondhand Smoke Connected Content Translation: Humo de segunda mano: (Secondhand Smoke) Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Secondhand Smoke. Pediatric Patient Education 2021; 10.1542/peo_document394 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All AAP SitesAll PublicationsPediatric Patient Education Search Advanced Search Subjects: Safety and Prevention Topics: passive smoking, smoke Secondhand smoke comes from 2 places: SmokersBurning cigarettes, pipes, and cigars Even if you don't smoke, breathing in someone else's smoke can kill you. Secondhand smoke has about 4,000 chemicals in it. More than 50 of them cause cancer. In the United States each year, thousands of non smokers die from secondhand smoke. About 3,000 die from lung cancer.More than 20,000 die from heart disease. Millions of children breathe in secondhand smoke at home. Secondhand smoke is especially bad for children because their lungs are still growing. Babies have a higher risk of SIDS* (sudden infant death syndrome) if they breathe in secondhand smoke. Children have a higher risk of serious health problems if they breathe in secondhand smoke. For example, children who breathe secondhand smoke can have: More ear infections.More nose, throat, and sinus (SYE-nis) infections.More... Copyright © 20082008American Academy of Pediatrics You do not currently have access to this content.