SECOND HAND SMOKER

Dont kill your loved one

Secondhand smoke (also called environmental tobacco smoke,

involuntary smoke, and passive 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
Cadmium 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, its 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 theyre more
likely to need breathing tubes than kids who arent 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, France: 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.