Why is Secondhand Smoke a Health Problem?

Secondhand smoke is the smoke that comes from someone else's cigarette, pipe or a cigar. Cigarettes contain 4000 chemicals. So if you are wondering why is secondhand smoke a health problem, it's because not only do these chemicals go into the smoker's body, but when the smoker exhales, the smoker is exposing other people to these chemicals as well.

Some people have died due to secondhand smoke. People who are exposed to second hand smoke the most are at a higher risk of becoming ill. For instance people who have a spouse who smokes indoors or in a vehicle, people who work in bars and restaurants that still allow smoking, and employees of casinos are at a greater risk for getting secondhand smoke illnesses.

Secondhand smoke can be called environmental tobacco smoke and it has been reported to cause illnesses such as heart disease, lung cancer and lung disease. Secondhand smoke can also increase the risk of a child having respiratory disease of a serious nature, the first two years of the child's life that they are exposed.

The smoke that a smoker blows out is called sidestream smoke. It goes into the air and that smoke has noxious compounds. If you are a smoker it's important that you don't smoke in the car when someone else is in the car, and don't smoke in the house exposing the sidestream smoke to cause an illness in one of your loved ones.

If you don't smoke, avoid places where smoking indoors is allowed and make sure your children are not exposed to secondhand smoke as well. It has been reported that over 2,000 deaths from SIDS have been due to sidestream smoke.

The best thing to do is to quit smoking and improve your health and increase your life, and that of other people.