Passive or second-hand smoking is the involuntary inhaling of tobacco smoke by nonsmokers in a smoke-filled atmosphere. These nonsmokers inhale a great deal of side stream smoke - smoke that is not drawn through the cigarette. Side-stream smoke contains much higher percentages of tar, nicotine, and noxious gases than the smoke that is exhaled by a smoker. All of the risks for smokers also hold true for exposure to second hand smoke. It is estimated that there are about 53,000 deaths per year as a result of passive smoking in the United States alone! 37,000 of these deaths come from cardiovascular disease. Tobacco smoke is made up of many hazardous vapors and particles that when inhaled are harmful to both the smoker and to others around him/her. The smoke at the end of a burning cigarette has more particles that are smaller and more harmful than the smoke directly inhaled by the smoker. These smaller particles go deeper into the lung tissue and do more damage. Ear infections cause most of children's hearing loss and secondhand smoke increases the number of ear infections your child will get. It also makes the infection last longer. Smoke that is breathed in through the nose irritates the Eustachian tube (the tube that connects the back of the nose with the middle ear). The middle ear may swell and shut, and keep the ear from having normal pressure. Abnormal pressure, ear fluid, and infection may cause pain in the middle ear. Who do innocent people need to suffer because of the wrong doings of other people? Smokers should be sensitive enough to consider others health and welfare.
Smoking CAN kill | Michelle Rivera posted at 8:18 AM |
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