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Secondhand Smoke Exposure

Module 4. Secondhand Smoke Exposure. Secondhand Smoke Exposure. I don’t smoke. Why should I be concerned about being around someone who does?. Secondhand smoke is dangerous. Secondhand smoke is a mixture of gases and fine particles that includes

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Secondhand Smoke Exposure

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  1. Module 4 Secondhand Smoke Exposure

  2. Secondhand Smoke Exposure I don’t smoke. Why should I be concerned about being around someone who does? Secondhand smoke is dangerous. Tobacco 101: Module 4 • Secondhand smoke is a mixture of gases and fine particles that includes • Smoke from a burning cigarette, cigar, or pipe tip • Smoke that has been exhaled or breathed out by the person or people smoking

  3. Secondhand Smoke Exposure Is secondhand smoke toxic? Secondhand smoke contains poisons. Permission needed Tobacco 101: Module 4 • You breathe in more than 4,000 chemicals when you are around someone who is smoking. • The chemicals found in secondhand smoke hurt your health, and many are known to cause cancer.

  4. Secondhand Smoke Exposure What problems does secondhand smoke create for youth? Secondhand smoke harms children. • Children who are around smoke are more likely to have the following: • Lung problems • Ear infections • Severe asthma Tobacco 101: Module 4

  5. Secondhand Smoke Exposure How could it hurt someone when children are still young and healthy? But I don’t feel sick… Tobacco 101: Module 4 Exposure to tobacco smoke in childhood may be associated with cancer during adulthood.

  6. Secondhand Smoke Exposure What problems does secondhand smoke create for adults? Secondhand smoke harms adults. Tobacco 101: Module 4 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention acknowledges that secondhand smoke exposure can cause blood clots, heart attacks, and strokes.

  7. Secondhand Smoke Exposure Can my pets be harmed by secondhand smoke? Yes. Secondhand smoke causes health problems in pets. Tobacco 101: Module 4 • Cats are the most at risk from secondhand smoke because of their grooming habits. • Secondhand smoke can cause cancer in dogs.

  8. Secondhand Smoke Exposure Can tobacco smoke still cause harm even after the cigarette has been put out? Yes, cigarettes contain chemicals that linger on surfaces long after the cigarette has been put out. Tobacco 101: Module 4 Tobacco smoke pollution remains after the cigarette has been put out and can be hazardous to the health of infants and young children.

  9. Secondhand Smoke Exposure References Tobacco 101: Module 4 • Slides 3 and 5: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2011. “Secondhand Smoke (SHS) Facts: Estimates of Secondhand Smoke Exposure.” http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/secondhand_smoke/general_facts/index.htm#estimates • Slide 4: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 2006. The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General. Secondhand Smoke: What It Means to You. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health. http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/secondhandsmoke/secondhandsmoke.pdf • Slide 6: American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Environmental Health. 1997. “Environmental Tobacco Smoke: A Hazard to Children.” Pediatrics 99(4):639–642. • Slide 7: • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 2010. A Report of the Surgeon General: How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease: What It Means to You. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health. http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/sgr/2010/consumer_booklet/pdfs/consumer.pdf • North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. 2011. “The North Carolina Smoke Free Restaurants and Bars Law and Emergency Department Admissions for Acute Myocardial Infarction.” http://www.tobaccopreventionandcontrol.ncdhhs.gov/smokefreenc/docs/TPCB-2011SFNCReport-SHD.pdf • Slide 8: Oklahoma State University. 2007. “Secondhand Smoke Is a Health Threat to Pets.” ScienceDaily. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/08/070831123420.htm • Slide 9: Ballantyne, C. 2009. “What Is Third-Hand Smoke? Is It Hazardous?” Scientific American. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=what-is-third-hand-smoke

  10. Secondhand Smoke Exposure Photograph Credits Tobacco 101: Module 4 Slides 1-2: Photographs courtesy of iStockphoto. Slide 3: Photograph courtesy of Newphotoservice/Photos.com. Slide 4: Illustration courtesy of RTI International. Slide 5: Photograph courtesy of iStockphoto. Slide 6: Photograph courtesy of Comstock/Photos.com. Slide 7: Photograph courtesy of Comstock/Photos.com. Slide 8: Photograph courtesy of Images by Sterling (Sterling M. Fulton-Smith). Slide 9: Photograph courtesy of Hemera Technologies/Photos.com. Photographs are used for illustrative purposes only, and any persons depicted are models.

  11. Prepared by Sterling Fulton-Smith, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services; Sandhya Joshi, RTI International; Caley Burrus, Duke University; Ronny Bell, Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity; and Barri Burrus, RTI International. March 2012

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