Tobacco and Facts, Smoking and Cancer, Secondhand Smoke

According to the American Cancer Society secondhand smoke each year can cause the following:

	An estimated 35,000 to 40,000 deaths from heart disease in people who are not current smokers. Exposure to passive smoke can increase your risk of heart disease by 50% ( View Article )
	About 3,000 lung cancer deaths in nonsmoking adults. ( View Article ) ( View Article ) ( View Full Text Article )
	Other respiratory problems in nonsmokers including: Coughing, phlegm, chest discomfort, and reduced lung function. ( View Full Text Article )
	150,000 to 300,000 lower respiratory tract infections (such as pneumonia and bronchitis) in children younger than 18 months of age, which result in 7,500 to 15,000 hospitalizations.
	Increased number and severity of asthma attacks in about 200,000 to 1 million asthmatic children.
	Increased number of cases of inflammation of the middle ear and build up of fluid in the ear in young children of smokers.

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	Pregnant women who smoke are more likely to have babies who have an increased risk of death from sudden infant death syndrome and respiratory distress. They are also more likely to have low birth-weight babies; low birth weight is linked to many infant health disorders. View Reference - CDC
	Because of secondhand smoke, each year in the United States, 3000 nonsmokers die of lung cancer and 300,000 children suffer from respiratory tract infections. View Reference - CDC
	If current smoking patterns continue, 6.4 million people currently younger than 18 will die prematurely from a tobacco-related disease. View Reference - CDC

In children, exposure to secondhand smoke has been associated with lower respiratory illness and increasedrates of middle ear effusion, asthma, and sudden infant deathsyndrome. Second hand smoke can also worsen sinusitis in children and effect the recovery after sinus surgery. Ramadan et. al. has shown that children exposed to second hand smoke in their homes had a 70% chance of a successful surgery as children who lived in a smoke-free environment had a 90% chance of a successful surgery. View Article

Ref: American Academy of Pediatrics: Committee on Environmental Health;
Environmental Tobacco Smoke: A Hazard to Children. PEDIATRICS Vol. 99, No. 4, April 1997, pp. 639-642. View Article

In Somerset Kentucky the following restaurants are smoke free:

	Taco Bell
	Fazoli's
	Backyard Burgers
	The Light Side
	Hardee's - North Somerset Location

References:

(1) American Cancer Society. Cancer Facts and Figures 2002. Atlanta, GA.

(2) Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health. Current Intelligence Bulletin 54: Environmental Tobacco Smoke in the Workplace - Lung Cancer and Other Health Effects. (Publication No. 91-108) [Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/nasd/docs2/as73000.html . Accessed 4/6/01.]

(3) Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. NHANES III, published in Journal of the American Medical Association, April 24, 1996.

(4) Environmental Protection Agency. Respiratory Health Effects of Passive Smoking: Lung Cancer and Other Disorders. Washington, DC: Environmental Protection Agency; 1992. (Report # EPA/600/6-90/006F)

(5) Glantz, Stanton. "Tobacco Biology and Politics," Health Edco, 1992.

(6) Patten, et al. "Workplace Smoking Policy and Changes in Smoking Behavior in California: A Suggested Association," Tobacco Control 1995; 4: 36-41.

(7) Department of Health and Human Services. The Health Consequences of Involuntary Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General. Washington, DC: Department of Health and Human Services; 1986. (Publication # HPS 87-8398)

(8) Wall Street Journal, March 28, 1995, A10.

(9) Schroeder, SA. Tobacco Control in the Wake of he 1998 Master Settlement Agreement. NEJM Jan 11, 2004 Vol 350: 293-301 View Full Text of Article

(10) EPS's Report on Respiratory Health Effects of Passive Smoking: Lung Cancer and Other Disorders View Full Text Version of Report