| Have you ever wondered if your health is | | | | live or work. |
| being affected by secondhand smoke. Let's | | | | |
| look at some of the facts that are now | | | | What are the risk free levels of secondhand |
| available. Family health is important to us | | | | smoke, well there are no risk free levels |
| all, protecting ourselves and family members | | | | other than a smoke free environment. The good |
| is at the forefront of our minds, it starts | | | | news is that a lot of the law makers have |
| with knowing the truth. | | | | realised that changes need to be made and are |
| | | | banning smoking from many public places, and |
| It's no longer just guesswork, the research | | | | the same is applied to the work place of many |
| has been done and in many cases the results | | | | individuals. But the full effect will not be |
| are quite alarming. They even have a | | | | felt until it is applied across the board in |
| scientific name for it "Environmental tobacco | | | | all public places, including public |
| smoke" or ETS, and has now been classified by | | | | transport, hotels, bars and restaurants etc. |
| the environmental protection agency. It's | | | | |
| considered a known cancer-causing carcinogen | | | | More and more smokers understand the need to |
| in humans, now that should get your attention | | | | go outside away from bystanders and family |
| if you or any family member is being exposed | | | | members, and that's a good thing as the |
| to any secondhand smoke. | | | | awareness of the dangers of secondhand smoke |
| | | | becomes more widely known. It's hard to |
| The evidence is know available that | | | | understand why so many people smoke when the |
| secondhand smoke can produce all the health | | | | health effects are so widely known these |
| problems that the smokers themselves suffer. | | | | days, but you have to remember that a lot of |
| Even many smokers themselves don't realise | | | | smokers began when it was a fashionable, cool |
| that their habit is compromising the health | | | | thing to do. It highly addictive and not an |
| of their young children in the family home | | | | easy habit to break, many are realising that |
| and car. | | | | it makes sense to quit and should be given as |
| | | | much encouragement and help as they need. |
| In the United States alone close to 50,000 | | | | |
| deaths in non-smokers are contributed to | | | | Further information on secondhand smoke and |
| cancer and heart disease caused by secondhand | | | | help on how to quit smoking is freely |
| smoke (ETS), that's a rather frightening | | | | available to bring you up to date on this |
| statistic. So it's very much in your interest | | | | sneaky killer. |
| to be aware of the conditions in which you | | | | |