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How is passive smoking worse than smoking for a child?

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See below: It's not that it's worse. It is that children do not smoke, we hope. The dangers of second hand smoke include more frequent colds, asthma exacerbation, and respiratory irritation. There can also be risk of cancer with second hand smoke exposure. Certainly, the smoker has more exposure.

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Answered 10/24/2014

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