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Second-hand smoke is made up of the smoke from the burning end of a cigarette or pipe, and the smoke that is blown into the air by the person smoking.
Second-hand smoke has over 4,000 chemicals; many of them cause cancer. Two thirds of the smoke from a cigarette is not inhaled by the smoker, but enters the air around the smoker.
Second-hand smoke has at least twice the amount of nicotine and tar as the smoke inhaled by the smoker
It has five times the amount of carbon monoxide, a deadly gas that robs the blood of oxygen
It also contains higher levels of ammonia (better known as window cleaner) and cadmium (also found in batteries)
The concentration of hydrogen cyanide (a poisonous gas that attacks respiratory enzymes) in tobacco smoke is considered toxic
It contains nitrogen dioxide which is measured at fifty times higher than the standard for harm
Non-smokers who breathe in second-hand smoke can get many serious diseases. It can cause lung cancer, heart disease, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (emphysema and chronic bronchitis) asthma and other diseases
Regular exposure to second-hand smoke increases the risk of lung disease by 25% and heart disease by 10%
Title: What Is Second-Hand Smoke?
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