Passive smoke is the combination of smoke from a burning cigarette and smoke exhaled by a smoker. There are two types of passive smoke; side stream smoke comes directly from the burning tobacco product, and mainstream smoke is the smoke that the smoker inhales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The smoke that burns off the end of a cigarette or cigar actually contains more harmful substances than the smoke inhaled by the smoker, as there is no filter it must pass through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you are a non-smoker but are exposed to passive smoke on a regular basis, your body will still absorb nicotine and other harmful substances. Smoke contains more than 4000 chemical compounds, of which 250 are toxic and more than 50 are known cancer-causing agents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These dangerous substances linger in the air for approximately 4 hours and breathing in these particles for only minutes can harm you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5 MINS of exposure can stiffen the aorta as much as smoking a cigarette<\/p>\n\n\n\n
20-30 minutes \u2013 causes excess blood clotting, as well as increases the buildup of fat deposits in blood vessels, increasing the risk of heart attack and stroke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 2 hours \u2013 increases the chance of irregular heart beat (arrhythmia) and can trigger a fatal cardiac event or heart attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 Lung cancer and lung disease, including COPD, emphysema, asthma, and chronic bronchitis. Nonsmokers who live with a smoker have a 20% to 30% increased risk for developing lung cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 Heart disease<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 Eye and nasal irritation; increased risk of sinus and respiratory infections<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although any person who spends time around those who smoke has an increased chance of developing a smoking-related illness, certain people are extremely susceptible to the harmful effects of passive smoke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1)Service industry workers, such as bartenders and restaurant servers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2)Pregnant women<\/strong>. Passive-smoke harms not only the mother-to-be, but her unborn child as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3)Infants and children (and pets!)<\/strong>. Infants and children who are regularly exposed to passive smoke have an increased chance of developing the following conditions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Passive smoke is the combination of smoke from a burning cigarette and smoke exhaled by a smoker. There are two types of passive smoke; side stream smoke comes directly from the burning tobacco product, and mainstream smoke is the smoke that the smoker inhales. The smoke that burns off the end of a cigarette or <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":52196,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[97],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-health"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
Preventive Measures against passive smoking:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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