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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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   Fact check: Second-hand smoke is dangerous. August Graham, PA. August 30, 2024 at 10:15 AM. An online post claimed it is a “lie that passive smoking (is) dangerous to non-smokers”.

4. Health effects of tobacco - Wikipedia

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   Second-hand smoke is a mixture of smoke from the burning end of a cigarette, pipe or cigar, and the smoke exhaled from the lungs of smokers. It is involuntarily inhaled, lingers in the air hours after cigarettes have been extinguished, and may cause a wide range of adverse health effects, including cancer , respiratory infections , and asthma .

5. We Were Wrong To Panic About Secondhand Smoke (opinion) - AOL

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   In the case of secondhand smoke, it was crucial to compare the small and uncertain effects of ETS exposure to the more substantial and better studied risks associated with smoking.

6. 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]

7. Secondhand Smoke in Apartment Buildings: Can You Make ... - AOL

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   Just because you keep your own apartment smoke-free doesn't mean that you're not still breathing in secondhand smoke from your neighbor. Cigarette smoke can easily seep into next-door apartments ...

8. Smoke-free multi-unit housing - Wikipedia

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   Secondhand smoke exposure in multi-unit housing is a serious health threat because secondhand smoke drifts into housing units from neighboring units, balconies, patios, and common areas. The most effective way to address this problem and protect tenants from secondhand smoke is to pass a strong policy making, at a minimum, all units and indoor ...

9. New Brunswick looks to expand public smoking ban. Here's ...

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   The ordinance looks to protect residents and visitors from the health hazards of secondhand smoke and discourage the "dangerous behavior" of smoking around nonsmokers, protect children from ...