| Inhalation of smoke from cigarettes or tobacco | | | | Smoking while pregnant is highly discouraged. This |
| products is called passive or secondhand smoking. | | | | increases the likelihood of a miscarriage and |
| If you chose not to smoke to live a healthy life, | | | | premature birth. And infants borne by smoking |
| you made the right choice. But you also have to | | | | mothers are usually low birth weight or small for |
| be aware that secondhand smoking is harmful. | | | | gestational age. These can lead to other problems |
| Yes, studies have proven that secondhand type | | | | like jaundice and breathing difficulties. |
| of smoking can be just as harmful as active | | | | Secondhand type of smoking has also been |
| smoking. | | | | proven to delay child development. Sudden infant |
| Smoking causes many types of cancer. This is | | | | death syndrome is also a result of secondhand |
| because tobacco products contain many | | | | smoking. In the United States, 430 infants die |
| carcinogenic substances. And once burned, the | | | | every year because of sudden infant death |
| smoke from tobacco products now contains the | | | | syndrome caused by secondhand smoking. |
| carcinogenic substances. Secondhand smoking | | | | Secondhand type of smoking causes different |
| increases the risk of developing lung cancer by 20 | | | | diseases in children. These can be any of the |
| to 30%. Around 3,400 nonsmokers die from lung | | | | following: asthma, developmental delay, impaired |
| cancer caused by secondhand smoking. | | | | motor skills, ear diseases, lung diseases, bronchitis, |
| Constriction of blood vessels is also caused by | | | | allergies, learning problems, and neurobehavioral |
| substances in smoke from tobacco products. This | | | | disorders. |
| results to diseases like heart disease, | | | | Smoking in such a way is estimated to kill 53,000 |
| atherosclerosis, heart attack, stroke, and | | | | nonsmokers per year! If you are a smoker, |
| peripheral vascular disease. Secondhand type of | | | | consider how much harm you are causing other |
| smoking increases the risk of developing heart | | | | people. Quit smoking now! If you are a |
| disease by 25 to 30%. | | | | nonsmoker, always see to it that you are not |
| Secondhand type of smoking can cause cognitive | | | | exposed to cigarette smoke. Remember that |
| disease and dementia in adults who are 50 years | | | | secondhand type of smoking is just as harmful as |
| old and above. | | | | active smoking! |