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second hand smoke cause more deaths. smoking really isn't that dangerous, it is just easier to blame many things, like lung cancer, on one thing.
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What are facts about secondhand smoke?
If someone smokes and the person next to that person is breathing in that air, that's called secondhand smoke. If that person breaths in enough of the secondhand smoke, that person could be sick. Maybe even possibly die with A LOT of air from secondhand smoke!!
Do more people die from secondhand smoking or from smoking?
Smoking.
Does passive smoking cause respiratory problems and increase the risk of heart disease and lung cancer in nonsmokers?
OF COURSE! & since I care, hear are a list of te Results for smoking, and second hand smokers--> What is Secondhand Smoke? Secondhand smoke is a mixture of the smoke given off by the burning end of a cigarette, pipe, or cigar, and the smoke exhaled by smokers. Secondhand smoke is also called environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and exposure to secondhand smoke is sometimes called involuntary or passive smoking. Secondhand smoke contains more that 4,000 substances, several of which are known to cause cancer in humans or animals. EPA has concluded that exposure to secondhand smoke can cause lung cancer in adults who do not smoke. EPA estimates that exposure to secondhand smoke causes approximately 3,000 lung cancer deaths per year in nonsmokers. Exposure to secondhand smoke has also been shown in a number of studies to increase the risk of heart disease. Serious Health Risks to Children Children are particularly vulnerable to the effects of secondhand smoke because they are still developing physically, have higher breathing rates than adults, and have little control over their indoor environments. Children exposed to high doses of secondhand smoke, such as those whose mothers smoke, run the greatest relative risk of experiencing damaging health effects. Exposure to secondhand smoke can cause asthma in children who have not previously exhibited symptoms. Exposure to secondhand smoke increases the risk for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Infants and children younger than 6 who are regularly exposed to secondhand smoke are at increased risk of lower respiratory track infections, such as pneumonia and bronchitis. Children who regularly breathe secondhand smoke are at increased risk for middle ear infections. Health Risks to Children with Asthma Asthma is the most common chronic childhood disease affecting 1 in 13 school aged children on average. Exposure to secondhand smoke can cause new cases of asthma in children who have not previously shown symptoms. Exposure to secondhand smoke can trigger asthma attacks and make asthma symptoms more severe.
How harmful is secondhand smoke to a baby?
Secondhand smoke is terrible for anyone, and even more so for a baby or young child. SIS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) has ties to secondhand smoke. Asthma and allergy development have ties to exposure to secondhand smoke. As a baby's lungs are developing, exposure to the carcinogens in secondhand smoke can lead to serious health consequences.
Can passive smoking harm you?
Yes passive smoking involves those in your surrounding to inhale certain toxic gases which in turn could harm more than "natural smoking" Smoking the cigarette you are getting the filtered smoke, but secondhand smoke you are getting the "sidestream" and "mainstream" smoke. this means you are breathing in what the smoker is exhaling out, and what is burning off the cigarette. 40% of lung cancer patients who have died are second hand smokers. Done ;)
What will happen to kids if they smoke?
Not necessarily; although it increases their chances, it is nothing that says 'you WILL get cancer if you smoke'. There are people who have been smoking for 35 years & do not have cancer & there are people who did not smoke at all, but got cancer from secondhand smoke.
What health problems does secondhand smoking cause?
Second hand smoke causes many health problems. This includes asthma, skin diseases, lung problems and much more in the people exposed.
What kills you faster smoking weed or smoking cigarettes?
Generally speaking, smoking tobacco cigarettes will kill you faster. Although much controvery still surrounds the safety of smoking tobacco cigarettes vs marijuana, people who smoke tobacco cigarettes generally smoke ALOT more than people who smoke marijuana (few people smoke 20 joints or bowls a day, but MANY people smoke 20 cigarettes a day). This factor alone makes smoking tobacco cigarettes MUCH more hazardous than smoking marijuana.
What are the symphtoms of second and smoke?
Secondhand smoke is just as dangerous if not more dangerous than firsthand smoke. In fact, 50% of the smoke from a cigarette turns into secondhand smoke. Also, when one is sucking on a cigarette, though it is very damaging, they blow out the smoke and also have the filter on the cigarette. By the time smoke gets to another person, they may just inhale it and cough, unknowing that they've just inhaled a lot of secondhand smoke. They also have no filter to protect them.
Is second hand smoke harmful?
Yes, even secondhand smoke can effect the lungs almost as much as a person who smokes themselves. Second hand smoke can be from any source where anyone smokes. It could be at the work place, in a car, in bars, dance clubs, and can be from anyone. To think that you are at the most risk by family living at home is incorrect, as is the fact that you have to be exposed in great amounts. Smoking itself is harmful, and others that breathe in even small amounts are at risk for harmful effects that might not show up until many years later.
Why are smoking bans controversial?
Smoking bans are controversial for various reasons. I believe some are necessary like bans in places where there are children but there is a lot of evidence that the studies were rigged, look into it. I personally don't believe secondhand smoke is real. How can someone smoke a pack a day for around 30 years(usually more, from what I see I would say the average age to start smoking is around 15-16) before developing cancer
What is second hand smoke?
It is the smoke given off by someone smoking that is taken up by someone else. Example: you are next to someone smoking a cigarette and you inhale the smoke they breathe out (it's really unhealthy). Nothing is good about secondhand smoke.
