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The smoke that enters a
The smoke that enters a smoker’s lungs is the same exact smoke that enters the lungs of the passive smoker. While the smoke is not as concentrated, it is also unfiltered, unlike the smoke directly entering the lungs of the smoker. This unfiltered smoke has all the same 400 or so chemicals and thousands of compounds, as well as the “tar” that is sometimes associated with lung disease.
There have been studies and reports of married couples, one who smoked and one who didn’t, both having lung, heart disease, as well as cancer, as a result of one spouse’s habit. In some cases, the spouse that did not smoke was more intensely ill than the one who did. In some cases, the non-smoking spouse died before the smoker.
This should make smokers think very hard about who they light-up around. Developing children are especially sensitive to the affects of cigarette smoke.
Crystal, ReadyToQuit's resident Q&A expert, is an ex-smoker of over 17 years.
The smoke that enters a
The smoke that enters a smoker’s lungs is the same exact smoke that enters the lungs of the passive smoker. While the smoke is not as concentrated, it is also unfiltered, unlike the smoke directly entering the lungs of the smoker. This unfiltered smoke has all the same 400 or so chemicals and thousands of compounds, as well as the “tar” that is sometimes associated with lung disease.
There have been studies and reports of married couples, one who smoked and one who didn’t, both having lung, heart disease, as well as cancer, as a result of one spouse’s habit. In some cases, the spouse that did not smoke was more intensely ill than the one who did. In some cases, the non-smoking spouse died before the smoker.
This should make smokers think very hard about who they light-up around. Developing children are especially sensitive to the affects of cigarette smoke.
Crystal, ReadyToQuit's resident Q&A expert, is an ex-smoker of over 17 years.