PASSIVE SMOKING

Passive smoking is the inhalation of smoke which escapes directly into the air from a lit cigarette.
It results from just being in the presence of a smoker.

Non-smokers are exposed to second-hand smoke, which is the unfiltered smoke that rises from the burning cigarette and which also includes the smoke exhaled by the smoker.

Second-hand smoke contains most of the toxic components of mainstream smoke.
Health Risks From Passive Smoking


Babies of smoking mothers weigh less than those of non-smoking mothers.
Higher rates of miscarriage have been observed in women who smoke.
Higher rates of neonatal deaths, as well as sudden infant death syndrome, have been reported.
Children of smoking parents have higher rates of pneumonia, bronchitis, and other respiratory symptoms, and for developing lung cancer later in life.
Non-smoking adults also experience conditions resulting from passive inhalation.

Effects include:

    eye, nose, throat irritation
    headaches, dizziness and nausea
    aggravation of allergies and asthma
    impairment of lung function