Post on 12-Apr-2017
SMOKING
Secondhandsmoke (SHS) is also
known as environmentaltobacco smoke (ETS).SHS is a mixture of 2forms of smoke thatccome from burning
tobacco
MAINSTREAMSMOKE
SIDESTREAMSMOKE
the smoke in the air that is exhaled by a smoker
the smoke in the airfrom a lightedcigarette, pipe, or
cigar
SHS worsensasthma andasthma-relatedproblems in up to
1,000,000asthmatic children
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A “passive” smoker is someone who inhales thesecondhand tobacco smoke
generated by others.Secondhand smoke is a mixture
of the residual smoke thatccomes from burning tobaccoand the smoke exhaled by a
smoker. Exposure to secondhand smoke is thought
to be more harmful thansmoking a cigarette directly for
the same amount of time
NEGATIVE
EFFECTS OF 2ND HANDHEALTH