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SECOND HAND SMOKER Don’t kill your loved one

Secondhand smoke (also called environmental tobacco smoke, involuntary smoke, and ive smoke) is the combination of “sidestream” smoke (the smoke given off by a burning tobacco product) and “mainstream” smoke (the smoke exhaled by a smoker) (1-4).

Cigarettes The Silent Killer Acetone – found in nail polish remover Acetic Acid –  an ingredient in hair dye Ammonia – a common household cleaner Arsenic – used in rat poison Benzene – found in rubber cement Butane – used in lighter fluid Cium – active component in battery acid Carbon Monoxide – released in car exhaust fumes Formaldehyde – embalming fluid Hexamine – found in barbecue lighter fluid Lead – used in batteries Naphthalene – an ingredient in moth balls

The Myths I'm the only one who is hurt by my smoking

The Facts

People can be exposed to secondhand smoke in homes, cars, the workplace, and public places, such as bars, restaurants, and recreational settings. In the United States, the source of most secondhand smoke is from cigarettes, followed by pipes, cigars, and other tobacco products (4). Secondhand smoke (SHS) can cause harm in many ways. Each year in the United States alone, it’s responsible for: - An estimated 42,000 deaths from heart disease in people who are current non-smokers - About 3,400 lung cancer deaths in non-smoking adults - Worse asthma and asthma-related problems in up to 1 million asthmatic children -Between 150,000 and 300,000 lower respiratory tract infections (lung and bronchus) in children under 18 months of age, with 7,500 to 15,000 hospitalizations each year - Making children much more likely to be put into intensive care when they have the flu; they stay in the hospital longer, and they’re more likely to need breathing tubes than kids who aren’t exposed to SHS

Refferences 1. National Toxicology Program. Report on Carcinogens. Eleventh Edition. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Toxicology Program, 2005. 2. National Cancer Institute. Cancer Progress Report 2003. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, 2004. 3. International Agency for Research on Cancer. Tobacco Smoke and Involuntary Smoking. Lyon, : 2002. IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans, Vol. 83. 4. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Coordinating Center for Health Promotion, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2006.