| Your cigarette, cigar or pipe smoking doesn't | | | | of their gums. |
| only have an affect on your health. The U.S. | | | | |
| Surgeon General's report "The Health | | | | Statistics show that approximately 3,000 |
| Consequences of Smoking," released in 2004, | | | | non-smoking adults die of lung cancer each |
| states it has been proven that smoking (or | | | | year as a result of second hand smoke. Second |
| living with a person who smokes) can cause | | | | hand smoke has been linked to nasal sinus |
| disease in nearly every organ of the body, in | | | | cancer, cancer of the cervix, breast and |
| men as well as women. This means that every | | | | bladder. Second hand smoke also causes an |
| time you "light up" you are potentially | | | | increased risk of death from heart disease. |
| damaging the health of your children, your | | | | |
| spouse and your loved ones. | | | | If you must smoke, it is essential that you |
| | | | protect your loved ones, especially children. |
| It is a fact that second hand smoke (also | | | | Don't smoke in your home. If you must smoke, |
| known as environmental tobacco smoke or ETS) | | | | smoke outside. Do not smoke in your car when |
| is a major cause of children's illness. As | | | | your children are with you. Make sure that |
| children have developing lungs and have | | | | childcare providers and others who work in |
| higher breathing rates than adults they run | | | | your home or around your children do not |
| the greatest risk of health effects. In | | | | smoke. |
| children under the age of 18 second hand | | | | |
| smoke has been linked with pneumonia, lower | | | | There are many publications available to you |
| respiratory tract infections, upper | | | | free online that provide information on |
| respiratory tract irritation, increased | | | | environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and it's |
| severity of asthma and asthmatic symptoms. It | | | | affects on your family. Visit the US |
| has been associated with sudden infant death | | | | Environmental Protection Agency at for a |
| syndrome, middle ear infections, upper | | | | free booklet. |
| respiratory tract infections (colds and sore | | | | |
| throats) and cancers and leukemia. Japanese | | | | The fact is that it's not only your own |
| researchers just released a study that | | | | health at risk when you smoke. You quitting |
| suggests that second hand smoke may affect | | | | will make your loved ones healthier, and |
| childrens gums. 70% of the children of | | | | happier too. |
| smokers had a brownish or black pigmentation | | | | |