| Environmental or passive smoking describes the | | | | are as dangerous to your health (and the health of |
| unintentional inhalation of smoke given out by | | | | those around you) as directly lighting up and smoking a |
| cigarettes, cigars, pipes or any tobacco based product. | | | | cigarette yourself. Passive smoking is now directly |
| In some example it is described as second-hand | | | | linked as a cause of heartand lung disease, heart |
| smoke or even as sidestream smoke from cigarettes. | | | | attacks, asthma, copd, bronchitis and a plethora of |
| People who occupy the same areas as those who | | | | related diseases, illnesses and conditions. |
| smoke tobacco products are definitely negatively | | | | It is thought that a non smoker who works alongside |
| affected by passive smoking, this may include your | | | | those who smoke may be at an increased risk or |
| partner, loved ones and children, and even your pets! | | | | protracting lung disease, with this risk being possibly |
| A great deal of scientific research has been carried | | | | 30% greater than those non-smokers who work in a |
| out over the past few years in regard to passive | | | | smoke free environment. These findings are leading to |
| smoke and it's effects on health. The results of the | | | | more and more national and local governments, as well |
| research has formed an overwhelming opinion that | | | | as employers pushing for a ban on smoking in |
| whether you term it as passive, environmental, | | | | enclosed areas in the workplace. |
| secondhand, or sidestream smoking the end results | | | | |