Your Smoke, Their Illness
According to the Surgeon General, when a person smokes
near a nonsmoker, the nonsmoker breathes secondhand
smoke. When you breathe secondhand smoke, it is like
you are smoking. Secondhand smoke is the blend of smoke
from the burning end of a cigarette, pipe or cigar and
the smoke breathed out by smokers. Secondhand smoke
contains at least 250 chemicals known to be toxic,
including more than 50 that can cause cancer.
Whether you are young or old, healthy or sick,
secondhand smoke is not safe.
Here’s what you can do to keep you and your family
smoke-free:
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Make your environment smoke-free
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Make your home and car smoke-free
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Visit smoke-free restaurants and public places
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Ask people not to smoke around you and your
children
For
more information on secondhand smoke, check out the
resources below:
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