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This 5 page paper discusses the effects of second hand smoke, particularly as it impacts children. It includes some of the health problems that can occur as a result of exposure to smoking. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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a combination of "sidestream smoke," which is the smoke from the end of a burning cigarette, and "exhaled mainstream smoke," which is the smoke "exhaled by the smoker" (What is
second-hand smoke, 2007). The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has labeled this as second-hand smoke rather than "environmental tobacco smoke" as it was called in the past, because
the term "second-hand" is a better way of describing the fact that inhaling this smoke is an involuntary action; that is, "most nonsmokers do not want to breathe tobacco smoke"
(What is second-hand smoke, 2007). There are more than 4,000 chemical compounds in cigarette smoke, and most of them are present in second-hand smoke, just as they are when they
are inhaled by the smoker (What is second-hand smoke, 2007). In addition, sidestream smoke is cooler than mainstream smoke; because of this "it contains higher concentrations of many of the
toxins found in cigarette smoke" (What is second-hand smoke, 2007). Even more troubling is the fact that of the 4,000 or more chemical compounds in second-hand smoke, at least 250
are known toxins or carcinogens (What is second-hand smoke, 2007). Because of these facts, the Surgeon General has determined that "[T]here is no risk-free level of exposure to secondhand smoke:
even small amounts of secondhand smoke exposure can be harmful to peoples health" (What is second-hand smoke, 2007). The only way to prevent exposure is to insure that people live
and work in totally smoke-free environments; its not enough to clean the air, ventilate buildings, or separate smokers and non-smokers-the environment must be completely smoke free if people are to
be free of the effects of second-hand smoke (What is second-hand smoke, 2007). The fact that second-hand smoke is extremely harmful seems reason enough to ban it, but the question
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