Secondhand smoke associated to behavioral problems in kids

Passive smoking is the inhalation of tobacco smoke as mainstream emitted from tobacco smoked exhaled by smokers and as sidestream smoke from burning tobacco products. Together mainstream smoke and sidestream smoke are also called "secondhand smoke" or environmental tobacco smoke. It is estimated that one-half of all adults and children in the United States are exposed to secondhand smoke.

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently published its analysis of evidence for the adverse respiratory health impacts of secondhand smoking, and has classified environmental smoke as a Group A carcinogen (considered proven to cause cancer in humans).

A recent study has concluded that exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke, even at extremely low levels, is linked with behavior problems in children and pre-teens. But the greater the exposure to tobacco smoke, the greater the problems these kids and pre-teens had.

To find out how to protect yourself and your children from environmental smoke exposure, to quit smoking or assist in smoke cessation, contact your local American Lung Association









NOTE: The Information on this site is provided for information only, and is not meant to substitute for the advice of your own physician or other medical professional.



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