Question 1

can you be addicted to cigarette smoke if you don't smoke cigarettes?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Repeated exposure to second-hand smoke, both in cars and homes, is associated with nicotine dependence symptoms in non-smokers. Unfortunately, this often happens to children of parents who smoke around them. Years ago non-smoking nurses and doctors would become addicted to second-hand smoke when patients were permitted to smoke inside hospitals (seems strange to imagine these days).

Question 2

can you be allergic to cigarette smoke?

Accepted Answer

No: Even though there is not an allergy to cigarette smoke, the smoke is an irritant which can cause inflammation in the air passages in the nose and the lung. It is especially troublesome in people with allergies and asthma.

Question 3

was anyone been sick due to cigarette smoke?

Accepted Answer

Smoking and others: Yes. Of course.  Many people with asthma or other respiratory diseases, when they are exposed to cigarette smoke can have severe bronchospasm and feel like they are suffocating. I know that not all smokers are not like the norm, but I have yet to see a smoker ask those around them if they would be bothered by their smoking.

Question 4

could a person be allergic to cigarette smoke?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Never heard of people being allergic to nicotine because human body produces it endogeneously.  But people might be allergic to other ingredients from cigarette smoking.

Question 5

can you tell me is being allergic to cigarette smoke a thing?

Accepted Answer

Vasomotor: Some people have a nasal reaction resembling allergies when exposed to smoke and other irritants.

Question 6

how long does it take for cigarette smoke to leave your body?

Accepted Answer

Nicotine: Cigarette smoke leaves your body as you breath. Do you mean nicotine and drug or hair testing?

Question 7

i was wondering what are the 20 dangerous chemicals that are in a cigarette smoke?

Accepted Answer

Danger of smoking: There are probably more than twenty.  Perhaps the question you should be asking is how can i stop smoking?

Question 8

why do i always smell cigarette smoke?

Accepted Answer

Is this new?: Before your question can be answered, consider- is this recent? In multiple settings? Inside and outside?  Consider seeing neurologist as it can be a neurological issue.

Question 9

how can you detox from cigarette smoke?

Accepted Answer

Patience: Quit smoking cold turkey and ride out the symptoms.  They don't last too long, and you'll be successful at quitting.

Question 10

is the smell of cigarette smoke harmful to my health?

Accepted Answer

Smoke: The smell of smoke is smoke, and that is harmful, yes. Smoke on objects or hair is sometimes called third hand smoke, and it contains nicotine and other chemicals.

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