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2. Passive smoking - Wikipedia

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   Passive smoking is the inhalation of tobacco smoke, called passive smoke, secondhand smoke (SHS) or environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), by individuals other than the active smoker. It occurs when tobacco smoke diffuses into the surrounding atmosphere as an aerosol pollutant , which leads to its inhalation by nearby bystanders within the same ...

3. Fact check: Second-hand smoke is dangerous - AOL

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   An online post claimed it is a “lie that passive smoking (is) dangerous to non-smokers”.. Evaluation. The NHS, Cancer Research UK and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC ...

4. Sidestream smoke - Wikipedia

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   Sidestream smoke in enclosed box. Sidestream smoke is smoke which goes into the air directly from a burning cigarette, cigar, or smoking pipe. [1] Sidestream smoke is the main component (around 85%) of second-hand smoke (SHS), also known as Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) or passive smoking. [2]

5. Smoking - Wikipedia

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   Passive smoking, or secondhand smoking, which affects people in the immediate vicinity of smokers, is a major reason for the enforcement of smoking bans. These are laws enforced to stop individuals from smoking in indoor public places, such as bars, pubs and restaurants, thus reducing nonsmokers' exposure to secondhand smoke.

6. Health effects of tobacco - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 7 January 2025. Circumstances, mechanisms, and factors of tobacco consumption on human health "Health effects of smoking" and "Dangers of smoking" redirect here. For cannabis, see Effects of cannabis. For smoking crack cocaine, see Crack cocaine § Health issues. "Smoking and health" redirects here. For ...

7. Talk:Passive smoking/Archive 2 - Wikipedia

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   For example, please examine the following statements, the first from the article, and the second from the US Congress (cited in the article, number 64 I believe): (Wikipedia) "The effect of passive smoking on lung cancer has been extensively studied.

8. A Counterblaste to Tobacco - Wikipedia

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   It is written in Early Modern English and refers to medical theories of the time (e.g. the four humours). [2] In it James blames the Native Americans for bringing tobacco to Europe, complains about passive smoking, warns of dangers to the lungs, and decries tobacco's odour as "hatefull to the nose."

9. Tobacco smoking - Wikipedia

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   Smoking in the Americas probably had its origins in the incense-burning ceremonies of shamans but was later adopted for pleasure or as a social tool. [21] The smoking of tobacco and various hallucinogenic drugs was used to achieve trances and to come into contact with the spirit world. [22] Also, to stimulate respiration, tobacco smoke enemas ...