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740,000 teens between the ages of 13 and 15 are exposed worldwide. In the surveys, nearly half of the teens -- 47% -- reported being exposed to secondhand smoke at home during the previous week. A similar percentage -- 48% -- reported secondhand smoke exposure in other places during the previous week.
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What is the term of smoke that is exhaled from the smokers lungs?
When other people are exposed to it, it is second hand smoke.
How many people get second hand smoke?
According to the CDC, about 58 million nonsmokers in the United States are exposed to secondhand smoke. This exposure increases the risk of health issues such as lung cancer, heart disease, and respiratory infections. It is important to avoid secondhand smoke to protect your health and the health of those around you.
Why do people die who don't smoke?
Second hand smoke is at least as deadly as first hand, if not more. Exposure to second hand smoke can kill. If you are asking why people who don't smoke, and aren't exposed to cigarette smoke die, well, ... everyone is going to die at some point. That's just how it is.
How many deaths are from second hand smoke?
None, because second hand smoke cannot kill you whatsoever. The amount of smoke that you'd have to be exposed to would be an extraordinary amount.
Is it harmful for you to hang out near people who use second hand smoke?
If they willingly except to second hand smoke, then yes. If they don't like to second hand smoke, then no.
Does marijuana second-hand smoke stay in your system?
It can depending on how exposed to it you are. But very unlikely to show up.
How does second hand smoke affect people?
Second hand smoke people in different ways, if they are around a person that smokes everyday then that isn't good because believe it or not people that inhale second hand smoke can also die or get lung cancer. Also if you second hand smoke you can still have tar in your lungs but not as much as a regular smoker has. Hope that helped!! :) :)
MY brother smoked weed around me but I didn't is that in my system?
Second hand marijuana smoke is 30 times as potent as being exposed to the initial dose of smoke.
What will happen if an adult smokes in the car with a child?
The child will be exposed to second hand smoke similar to the child smoking themselves
How many people die second hand smoke?
about 1,112,692,783,257 people die from it
How does quitting smoking help if second hand smoke kills?
Because the more people who quit smoking the less second hand smoke there will be. Any reduction in smoke entering your lungs is benficial.
Who are some people who got really harmed from second-hand smoke?
My father died of Lung Cancer from being exposed to second-hand smoke where he worked for many years. He never smoked in his life. My sister died of heart failure, due to Asthma and Emphysema. Her husband smoked. She never smoked in her life. Some people are highly allergic to second hand smoke, especially those like me, who have genetic predispositions. Smoking kills 440,000 annually. Second-hand smoke kills 53,000 people yearly. It is a Class A Carcinogen. The person who said we non-smokers are being brainwashed, should get their head out of the sand. Smokers have to justify their bad habit.It not only hurts you but every innocent person around you who doesn't want to smoke. Every one who breathes in second-hand smoke is endangering their health, but young children are particularly at risk as their lungs are smaller and more delicate. They are, therefore, seriously affected by tobacco smoke and the chemicals it contains. Young people exposed to second-hand smoke at home are seven times more likely to smoke. Second-hand smoke contains cancer-causing and other toxic substances that are often in greater concentrations than in the smoke inhaled by the smoker. Some chemical compounds found in smoke only become carcinogenic after they've come into contact with certain enzymes found in many of the tissues of the human body, so the smoke that is breathed out may be worse than the smoke breathed in by the smoker through the cigarette.
