Secondhand Smoke - Is Your Heath Being Affected ?

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