Second Hand Smoking

Secondhand smoke is the smoke of the just others peoples. The secondhand smoke is also injurious to health. Breathing in secondhand smoke is sometimes called passive smoking. Second-hand smoke can cause other health problems too, including heart disease, stroke and breathing problems. Even 30 minutes of exposure to second-hand smoke can reduce blood flow in a non-smoker's heart. Every year, second-hand smoke kills about 11,000 people in the UK from lung cancer, heart disease and strokes.

Secondhand smoke holds 4,000 toxic chemicals and it is figured that it causes thousands of deaths each year. Children are especially affected by secondhand smoke because their bodies are still developing. But around half of all British children are growing up in homes where at least one parent is a smoker. These types of babies are more likely to get coughs and colds, as well as middle ear disease which cause deafness. Secondhand smoke also increases the risk of getting asthma and causes asthma attacks. Younger children are much more likely to contract a serious respiratory infection that requires hospitalisation.

It has been proved that second hand smoking is much more harmful as compared to first hand smoking. Breathing in other peoples' secondhand smoke can damage almost every organ in the human body. It increases the risk of lung cancer and heart disease by 25%. Breathing in secondhand smoke makes the blood stickier. This means that there is a risk of blood clots forming. A blood clot can block an artery and cause heart attacks, strokes, angina or even complete heart failure.

So try to escape those areas where smokers sits, now smoking is banned all public places like pubs, bars nightclubs, cafes and restaurants Public transport and work vehicles used by more than one person are also smoke free.