When non-smokers inhale
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CARBON MONOXIDE

AMMONIA

ACETONE

METHANOL

FORMALDEHYDE

ACETALDEHYDE

HYDROGEN SULFIDE

METHYL-CHLORIDE

HYDROGEN CYANIDE

NITROGEN OXIDES

"SECOND-HAND SMOKE"

"INVOLUNTARY SMOKING"

"PASSIVE SMOKING"

"ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO SMOKE (ETS)"

These occur when non-smokers inhale the tobacco smoke of others. You see, smokers aren't the only ones inhaling smoke. Everyone else around them is too!

Every time a person lights up any tobacco product, smoke enters the air from 2 sources:

1. Mainstream smoke- drawn through the mouthpiece of a tobacco product and then exhaled into the air

2. Sidestream smoke- exits burning end of product. Second-hand smoke often triggers an allergic response in people with asthma causing coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath. It can also cause lung cancer and heart disease in NON-SMOKERS!!

Non-smokers who work or live with smokers have a 20% to 30% greater risk of developing lung cancer and a 25% to 30% greater risk of getting heart disease than non-smokers who work or live with non-smokers. Less serious effects include irritation of the eyes, nose, throat, and skin. Also nausea, headaches, and dizziness. -Becasue of all these dangers, smoking is being banned or restricted in more & more public and private buildings all the time.

Next goal is to get OUTDOOR restrictions too, near bus stops, ATMs, sporting events & concert ticket lines, etc. If interested, you & your friends can actually help make this happen!

Second-hand smoke can hurt pets too!

Second-hand smoke contains over 250 poisons, including more than 50 chemicals.

REMEMBER: Second-hand smoke is NOT risk-free. Even BRIEF exposure can be dangerous!!

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