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Is inhaling second hand smoke really bad for a runner trying to gain more stamina?
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Yes, worse than : No smoke, second hand smoke will adversly affect lung function. 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.
Answered 10/26/2012
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