facts about second hand smoke?

Question

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Answer 1

Second hand smoke is a toxic cocktail consisting of poisons and carcinogens. There are over 4000 chemical compounds in second hand smoke; 200 of which are known to be poisonous, and upwards of 60 have been identified as carcinogens.

When a cigarette is smoked, about half of the smoke is inhaled / exhaled (mainstream smoke) by the smoker and the other half floats around in the air(sidestream smoke).

Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) plays a part in more health problems than you might realize. The following facts point out why it is so important to have smoking bans in place. No one should be forced to breathe in air tainted with cigarette smoke.

Answer 2

Second hand smoke is blown out of proportion as a scare tactic. If what they say is true then everyone would have cancer as second hand smoke has always been around. Just like smokers not only inhale the full content, they also breath the smoke second hand. I agree your clothes can smell of smoke but do not in any way believe that second hand smoke affects any one other than the smell.

Answer 3

basically the same as the facts for smoking. google health impact of smoking, and second hand smoke should be listed with it.

second hand smoke is not as prevalent an issue as many suggest, but it does cause problems. usually, to have health impacts, it requires prolonged heavy exposure. most common type of people impacted are waitresses and bartenders, or other people working in an enviorment with alot of smoking. this is the primary reason for restaurant and bar smoking bans. it is not to protect the non smokers coming in once a week, as many arguments assume, but to protect the workers (and the cost of insuring them.)

fyi, i am a smoker, and do support many of the laws (some go to extremes) that limit second hand smoke to others.... the ones that do not make sense are often in response to smokers who blatantly do not feel this way.

Answer 4

Second hand smoke is largely a con. Unless you are trapped in a room like the old "teachers lounge" where you couldn't see the wall, most of the bad stuff was absorbed by the smoker. (not that second hand smoke is good for you---and if you are in a car with a bunch of smokers it can get thick enough to get you high, and marginally damage your health)

Answer 5

The facts are this: there are bad things in cigarette smoke.

Other than that, there are no facts. There is no proof that second hand smoke does anything.

Answer 6

I had a very dear friend die from second hand smoke September 12, 2001. How sad.

Answer 7

Its not good, well guess what your 3rd hand smoking is bothering me! HAHAHA

Its like being around weed, if your in a room not smoking it can effect you and show up in your blood

Dont hang around smokers

Answer 8

According to the American Cancer society, secondhand smoke is the third leading preventable cause of death in the U.S. It kills some 38,000 to 65,000 yearly; People who have never smoked!

Food service workers seem to be 50% more likely to develop lung cancer than others due to their exposure to second-hand smoke.

Every year environmental smoke (second-hand smoke) kills approximately 53,000 Americans. This is the same number of Americans who died in the Vietnam War!

The Environmental Protection Group has classified second-hand smoke as a "Group A" Carcinogen, a cancer causing agent in people. (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Respiratory Health Effects of Involuntary Smoking, 1993)

DISEASE
Pregnant women who smoke or are exposed to second-hand smoke have a greater likelihood of low-birthweight babies. Low birthweight babies are at risk for death or disease in early childhood. Children are more prone to develop asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, respiratory infections, and ear infections if they are around smokers. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) has also been linked to second-hand smoke. Thirty-Five percent of all SIDS deaths are estimated to be due to maternal smoking. (American Cancer Society)

A number of pre-existing health problems are made worse by second-hand smoke. Allergies, asthma, bronchitis, other respiratory diseases and heart disease all are adversely affected by second-hand smoke.

WHAT’S IN IT?
Cigarette smoke has over 4,700 chemicals, 50 human cancer causing agents, and 200 poisons. Carbon monoxide, hydrogen cyanide and methyl isocyanate are among these poisons. Benzo{a}pyrene and NNK cause lung cancer, nitrosamines may lead to lung cancer, respiratory system and other cancers. Aromatic amines, which causes bladder and breast cancer, formaldehyde, a source of nasal cancer and benzene, which causes leukemia, can all be found in cigarette smoke. (American Cancer Society)

Answer 9

There is soooo much pollution in this wolrd, do you really need to care about second hand smoke?