Cigarette smoking is injurious to health. This is a common line that you can see on even a cigarette packet. We all read them even smokers also read them but they ignore this warning. Why? Because they do not want to quit smoking. They have got habitual of cigarette. They also know that cigarette not only causes pollution but cause health hazards too. It is one of the main causes behind lung cancer. The smoke of a burning cigarette is really very dangerous. Not only the smoker is in danger but the other person who is standing nearby him is also at the same risk. This is called Passive Smoking. In passive smoking one does not do smoking but is forcefully inhaling the smoke from the smoker nearby him. The passive smoking is also called Second hand smoking sometimes. This is more harmful than the Active smoking.
efinition of Passive Smoking
when one is breathing a smoke that has been released by someone other's smoking then it is known as Passive smoking. This is also called second hand smoking. He is not inhaling the smoke deliberately but forced to do the same. This is very dangerous incase of kids. Moreover pregnant women should also avoid the smoker otherwise it can affect her baby inside also.
Risk of Passive Smoking
it has become clear that a passive smoke is also at the same risk as that of an active smoker. The main risk of this kind of smoking is to small kids, lungs, heart, brain, pregnant ladies and their inborn baby also. Smoking should not be done at the time of pregnancy. Due to this the doctors also advice to quit smoking while pregnancy. If mother smiles while pregnancy then
the chances are that her fetus will not develop properly. The milk production and its quality will also reduce. The child could die also in some cases.
Effects of Passive Smoking:
Passive smoking can create harmful effects and develops symptoms like cough, headache, soreness of throat, Dizziness, irritation in eyes. If these effects are not seen initially and cured then the prolonged exposure of smoking can result into lung cancer, heart attack also.
How to be safe from Passive Smoking:
Although it is always better to avoid smoking for all. It will leave no scope for any kind of smoker whether active or passive. But if one cannot do that then he should at least avoid others to become a victim of his smoking. Never smoke at home or in front of kids as they are very sensitive to the smoke. Do not smoke in the public area. Today it is too difficult to get a clean hair due to traffic pollution and to this if you add your smoke also into this then that will worsen the condition.