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

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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.

Dr Ali and another doctor agreed

Answered 1/25/2018

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Same as smoking.: The risks may be lower, but they're the same as smoking. Heart disease. Lung cancer. Emphysema. The list goes on.

Answered 12/20/2014

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