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• About 80% of 18 year old smokers are hooked to smoking before they turn 21. 
• Globally, an estimated 600,000 deaths take place as a result of passive smoking every year. Of these, one-third of those killed are children who are exposed to smoke at home.

So I'm sure you've heard that second hand smoke is worse/more harmful than smoking  cigs right? I've always wondered why. It's been speculated that it's because the smoke which burns off at the end of the ciggy contains more harmful substances than the smoke inhaled by the smoker. (BTW, here's an interesting thing I learned while reading a bit more on this, so the smoke that the smoker exhales is called MAINstream smoke, while the smoke which burns off, the smoke drifting from a lit ciggy is called SIDEstream smoke. When these two combine, you get second-hand smoke.)

Annoying fact: The smoke which lingers, the drifting smoke, actually contains higher levels of cancer-causing compounds. More so than mainstream smoke, (which is what the smokers exhale). I guess the annoying part about second hand smoke is that it isn't as visible as active smoking. 

If you are exposed to second-hand smoke often, your body absorbs nicotine and of course a host of other harmful chemicals (the same way a smoker's body would). Inevitably increasing your risk of developing smoking-related disorders such as lung cancer and heart disease. 


Passive smokers, if you have been feeling increased breathlessness, allergies and eye/nose irritations it's all possibly linked to inhaling/exposure to cigarette smoke. soooooo take care! run away from the silent killerssssssss or try to avoid it if it bugs you.

If you aren't a passive smoker and you are an actual smoker who really feels bad for buying cancer and well harming lovely people in your presence, and suddenly feel you should quit killing yourself and others around you, well, you could join this group on FB http://www.facebook.com/IQUITClub or call the QuitLine @ 1800 438 2000 OR send an e-mail to hpb_quitline@hpb.gov.sg OR even add hpb_quiline@hpb.gov.sg as a contact on MSN. There is an escape once your heart is set. They will give you the support/help/motivation you need.