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