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Passive smoking, even for a short time, can be harmful to the health and body of the smoker. Especially for children with weak resistance, cigarette smoke is a potential danger to their development.

Passive smoking is the inhalation of smoke from a burning cigarette or the smoke exhaled by a smoker. According to research by the World Health Organization, smoke emitted from the end of a burning cigarette contains 21 times more toxic substances than exhaled smoke. Non-smokers who regularly live and work in smoky environments can inhale the equivalent amount of smoke as smoking 5 cigarettes a day. Children only need to spend one hour in a room with a smoker to absorb the same amount of toxic chemicals as smoking 10 cigarettes a day. Cigarette smoke affects people within a range of 7-10 m. Therefore, even when far away from the smoker, people who inhale passive smoke still face health risks.

Secondhand smoke is especially harmful to children's health.

Secondhand smoke is especially harmful to children's health.

Cigarettes contain more than 7,000 substances, most of which are toxic. About 70 substances in cigarettes are carcinogens, especially nicotine. Nicotine is a toxic substance with an unpleasant odor and bitter taste, which can enter the body through the respiratory tract or through the skin.

Cigarettes do not cause immediate harm, but they gradually penetrate the body and accumulate toxic substances from within. When living with a smoker, even if not directly smoking, the amount of smoke inhaled through the lungs also penetrates the blood and gradually destroys the patient's body.

Research shows that living with a smoker increases the risk of lung cancer by 20-30%. Research also shows that exposure to secondhand smoke can increase the risk of other cancers by at least 30%. These can include cancers of the cervix, kidney, throat, rectum, and brain tumors.

Secondhand smoke causes other health problems, including asthma and heart disease. People at higher risk of serious health effects from secondhand smoke include: pregnant women, older adults, people with respiratory or heart disease...

In addition, secondhand smoke also has serious effects on children. Usually for infants and young children, because their bodies and lungs are still in the process of perfecting and developing, exposure to cigarette smoke increases the risk of some diseases such as ear infections, asthma, lung infections such as bronchitis and pneumonia, cough and wheezing, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Some other studies also show other links between cigarette smoke and children's mental health such as increased risk of mental health problems and learning problems in children, increased risk of smoking for adolescents and young adults.

However, the harm caused by second-hand smoke is entirely preventable. Establishing smoke-free environments has been shown to be a simple, effective approach to preventing exposure to and harm associated with tobacco use. Furthermore, the right to a smoke-free environment, as enshrined in Article 8 of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, is a human right.

To protect everyone's health from the harmful effects of passive smoking, the World Health Organization recommends: Each individual should raise awareness and personal responsibility, build a smoke-free environment, and ensure safety for their health and that of those around them against the risk of exposure to the harmful effects of passive smoking./.

Duong Thi Tu

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