You’ve probably heard that secondhand smoke is just as dangerous as smoking the cigarette yourself. But studies now show the smoke from a burning end of a cigarette may contain more harmful substances than the smoke inhaled by the smoker. Worse yet, for children with asthma, it can be even more detrimental to their health. […]
Snuff out secondhand smoke
Thinking of lighting up? Before you strike that match, you might want to know that cigarette smoke contains more than 7,000 chemicals, including hundreds that are toxic. About 70 of these chemicals have been linked to cancer. “For children and others around you who breathe in the secondhand smoke, the effects may be even more […]
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