SMOKING

Secondhandsmoke (SHS) is also

known as environmentaltobacco smoke (ETS).SHS is a mixture of 2forms of smoke thatccome from burning

tobacco

MAINSTREAMSMOKE

SIDESTREAMSMOKE

the smoke in the air that is exhaled by a smoker

the smoke in the airfrom a lightedcigarette, pipe, or

cigar

SHS worsensasthma andasthma-relatedproblems in up to

1,000,000asthmatic children

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A “passive” smoker is someone who inhales thesecondhand tobacco smoke

generated by others.Secondhand smoke is a mixture

of the residual smoke thatccomes from burning tobaccoand the smoke exhaled by a

smoker. Exposure to secondhand smoke is thought

to be more harmful thansmoking a cigarette directly for

the same amount of time

NEGATIVE

EFFECTS OF 2ND HANDHEALTH