Risks of Passive Smoking

Smoke from a single cigarette can even linger in the air for hours even if the windows are left open. Inhaling this smoke is equally dangerous as a normal traditional cigarette.

Passive smoking is inhaling second hand smoke. This happens when you inhale some one else's tobacco smoke. Cigarette smoke contains thousands of toxins which are harmful to the health. Some of these can even cause cancer. Some of these carcinogenic ingredients are Carbon monoxide, Tar, arsenic, cyanide, benzene, methanol, Acetylene, lead and ammonia.

Passive smoking affects non smokers and causes asthma and respiratory infection, eye irritation, headaches, nausea, coughing, wheezing, dizziness, premature birth.

One of the common effects of passive smoking is SIDS (Sudden infant death syndrome) which has an increased risk in children for pregnant mothers.

Passive smoking is responsible for many diseases for children such as bronchitis, asthma and some studies have even linked it to slow mental development.

Ban of public smoking serves some respite to those who are concerned about their health but an effective ban can only come into effect when the society shuns the concept of smoking itself and progresses ahead with other safer and greener substitutes such as the E-Cigarette.