Question 1

what is worse, inhaling second hand smoke or smoking cigarettes?

Accepted Answer

Second-hand: Assuming your frequency of exposure to cigarettes is the same as primary vs secondary exposure, the second-hand smoke is worse because it's not filtered and it contains more ash and combustion by-products.

Question 2

how harmful is second hand smoking?

Accepted Answer

Same: Second hand smoke is just as dangerous as smoking.

Question 3

would i die from second hand smoking?

Accepted Answer

Maybe: What i can tell you is that i've autopsied two wives who died of smoker-type lung cancer -- both were non-smokers but their husbands smoked cigars and their homes were filled with smoke. There are perhaps 1000 deaths of children from asthma each year in the usa and i believe a majority are due to second-hand smoke and should result in prosecutions. You do not have to tolerate it.

Question 4

why is  second-hand smoking is bad for you?

Accepted Answer

Involuntary smoking: You take in nicotine and other toxic chemicals just like smokers do but are exposed to higher the level of these harmful chemicals in your body. This is why 2nd hand smoke is called involuntary smoking! it has higher concentrations of cancer-causing agents (carcinogens) than the mainstream smoke. It also contains smaller particles which make their way into the body’s cells more easily.

Question 5

is second hand smoke as bad as actually smoking?

Accepted Answer

Maybe worse: Rrecent data from long term studies strongly suggests that second hand smoke is more dangerous.

Question 6

can second hand smoke have the same effects as smoking?

Accepted Answer

No: Second (and third) hand smoke has plenty of bad effects, and some can be every bit as bad as smoking.  Effects are not exactly the same, however.

Question 7

what's the difference between smoking and second-hand smoke?

Accepted Answer

Environmental Smoke: Secondhand smoke contains 250 known toxic chemicals, 50 are known to cause cancer. Surgeon general's 2006 report is clear that secondhand smoke causes premature death and disease in nonsmokers. Big difference:  many exposed to secondhand smoke do not have a choice.  Children of parents who smoke are more likely to suffer pneumonia, bronchitis, ear infections, asthma, sids, and miss more school

Question 8

is second-hand smoke from a cigarette as bad as smoking one yourself?

Accepted Answer

No, but worse than : No smoke,  about 10, 000 people in the us get lung cancer attributable to second hand smoke compared to over 400, 000 cases per year in smokers.

Question 9

what are the benefits of protecting children from second-hand smoking?

Accepted Answer

Many things: For infants you decrease crib death rates & rate of respiratory infections. In young kids you drop the frequency of bronchitis & ear infections. In older kids you do the same with sinus infections. One big issue is the imprinting of a smoking lifestyle on a kid, that often sends them down the same road as an adult (someone they love does it so it's cool).

Question 10

how damaging is social smoking to your health? or second hand smoking?

Accepted Answer

Very damaging: Any tobacco use even on an occasional basis creates significant health risks as does second hand smoke.

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