Health effects of passive smoking

Health effects of "passive smoking" in children.

lthough the prevalence of cigarette smoking has been steadily decreasing in the United States over recent years, 29 percent ofadults and 30 percent ofadolescents still currently smoke. As a consequence, the opportunity for infants and children to be exposed to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) remains substantial, and the observed health effects attributed to such exposure will continue to he a...

Effects of passive smoking on health of children.

Analysis of data on the effects of passive smoking obtained in preadolescent children from the Harvard Six-Cities Study demonstrates an exposure-response relationship between the number of smokers in the household and the reporting rates for doctor-diagnosed respiratory illness before age 2, history of bronchitis, wheeze most days and nights apart from colds, and a composite of symptoms defined...

Health risks of passive smoking.

Passive or involuntary smoking is the inhalation of smoke which escapes directly into the air from the lit end of a burning cigarette. This unfiltered smoke contains the same toxic components of the mainstream smoke inhaled directly by the smoker, including numerous carcinogens, many in greater concentrations. It has long been known that exposure to this type of smoke leads to increased respira...

Effects of passive smoking on children's health: a review.

Since the mid-1980s there has been increasing interest in the effects of passive smoking on the health of children. It has been estimated that the total nicotine dose received by children whose parents smoke is equivalent to their actively smoking between 60 and 150 cigarettes per year. This review article considers the evidence for a relationship between passive smoking and disorders such as: ...

The health effects and regulation of passive smoking