Passive Smokers

Passive smokers are people who do not smoke but are around people who do smoke. It is said that a non smoker put in a smoke filled room in one hour has the same nicotine level as if they had smoked one full cigarette.

Passive smokers have the same increased health risks as smokers. These are:

• osteoporosis
• heart attack
• stroke
• cancer
• ulcers
• bronchitis
• emphysema

Passive smokers can also experience:

• sore or watery eyes
• throat irritations
• headaches
• nausea
• allergic attacks
• asthma attacks

The chemicals in cigarettes are what causes these health risks and other problems.