Health Risks Home>Addictions>Substance_Abuse>Tobacco>Secondhand_Smoke>Health Risks   Allergies    Asthma    Breast Cancer    Cancer    Heart Disease    Stroke      Web Pages Respiratory Health Effects of Passive Smoking 1992 EPA report identifies diseases caused by secondhand smoke, estimates exposures. Environmental Tobacco Smoke Harms and Kills Factsheet; all sources cited. "Environmental Tobacco Smoke [ETS], or secondhand smoke, is the third leading cause of preventable disease, disability and death in the U.S.; the first is active smoking." Summary of how the tobacco industry denies the facts about secondhand smoke with initimidation and disinformation campaigns. EPA/ORD/NCEA - Passive Smoking - ETS Effects of secondhand smoke on children and adults: asthma attacks, lower respiratory tract infections such as bronchitis and pneumonia; buildup of fluid in the middle ear; upper respiratory tract irritation; lung cancer. Respiratory Health Effects of Passive Smoking Short EPA report. "Based on the weight of the available scientific evidence, EPA has concluded that the widespread exposure to environmental tobacco smoke in the U.S. presents a serious and substantial public health risk." Health Effects of Tobacco and Secondhand Smoke List of links on the subject. Setting the Record Straight: Secondhand Smoke is A Preventable Health Risk Since the EPA identified secondhand smoke as a known human carcinogen, the tobacco industry has been trying to cast doubt on the science. In this item, the EPA summarizes the science and fact. The Seattle Times: Passive smoke is more than a nuisance May 1998 literature review, published in The Journal of the American Medical Association, evaluated more than 100 major studies on the health effects of passive smoking. 63% found harm, ranging from respiratory problems to cancer. Of the studiess that were inconclusive or found no health effects, three quarters were written by scientists affiliated with the tobacco industry. Poster sessions on secondhand smoke From a conference on tobacco. Secondhand smoke as a cause of lung cancer in dogs living with smokers; analysis of infants' breathing; effect on allergies; effect on development; measurements of exposure. Other Studies Support EPA on Secondhand Smoke Most scientific studies in recent years support the point: Breathing someone else's tobacco smoke can hurt one's health. Report from the Washington Post. TRDRP Annual Investigators Meeting 1998 Proceedings Poster session on effects of secondhand smoke on health. Measurement; quantification; effects on lungs; exposure to infants; chemical analysis; effects on epethelial cells; models. Tobacco - IPRC Factline "Second-hand smoke is the nation's No. 1 airborne carcinogen, killing more people than all other forms of air pollution combined." OEHHA: Secondhand Smoke Health effects of exposure to secondhand smoke; an environmental health hazard analysis. Secondhand Smoke Quick rundown of the health effects. Fertility Cut by Passive Smoking Report on recent research; when a woman is a nonsmoker but her partner smokes at home, her fertility is reduced. KIISS - Kids Involuntarily Inhaling Secondhand Smoke KIISS is dedicated to eliminating kids' involuntary inhalation of secondhand smoke by educating parents and the public on what secondhand smoke does to children. Information on secondhand smoke, California smokefree workplaces, smokefree cars, smokefree homes, and smokefree restaurants. National Center for Environmental Assessment - Respiratory Health Effects of Passive Smoking Based on the weight of the available scientific evidence, concludes that secondhand smoke in the United States presents a serious and substantial public health impact. NERC reports on secondhand smoke National Environmental Respiratory Center has reports on effects of secondhand smoke on: allergies, asthma, emphysema, and lung and heart function. Many can be ordered from the website. Others are citations to the literature. Environmental Tobacco Smoke: An Overview Brief presentation of effects of secondhand smoke, review of the science. Indoor Air Quality in Florida: Tobacco Smoke Pamphlet from University of Florida's Cooperative Extension Service. Short and sweet. IAQ Fact Sheet: Environmental Tobacco Smoke National Safety Council's factsheet. British Medical Association on Secondhand Smoke Medical report concludes that secondhand smoke causes lung cancer and heart disease, kills thousands of people in the UK, and there is no safe level of exposure. Alfred Munzer Statement Dr. Munzer is past president of the American Lung Association. This is a statement he gave to Congress on the health effects of secondhand smoke. Environmental Tobacco Smoke California EPA report on secondhand smoke. Extremely detailed and documented. Secondhand Smoke Increases Risk of Infections People who smoke cigarettes or breathe secondhand smoke are at a higher risk of pneumonia or meningitis. The Health Effects of Passive Smoking A scientific information paper on the health effects of passive smoking. November 1997. Health Effects of Environmental Tobacco Smoke Report, resources, and extensive set of annotated links from the Smoke-Free Environments Law Project. Evidence points to health risks of secondhand smoke Newspaper article reports on the research evidence of secondhand smoke's health effects. Secondhand Smoke Facts Short factsheet from the University of Minnesota Division of Periodontology. Deaths in New Zealand Attributable to Secondhand Smoke Health report finds there are about 388 deaths caused by SHS in New Zealand each year; breakdown, summary, conclusions. About Guide: Secondhand Smoke Collection of resources on secondhand smoke as an environmental health problem. Secondhand Smoke and Family and Pets? Short article on health effects of secondhand smoke. National Cancer Institute: Environmental Tobacco Smoke Factsheet outlines health effects of secondhand smoke, breaks it down into developmental, respiratory, cancer, and heart effects. RRT: report on secondhand smoke College paper, fully footnoted, on secondhand smoke, by a student at the Respiratory Therapy Program of Fanshawe College in Canada. Minnesota Medical Association: Secondhand Smoke Kills Letter to public officials from the Minnesota Medical Association outlines the health hazards of secondhand smoke. Health Effects of Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke California EPA report; HTML and gzipped Word formats provided. The Health Effects of Passive Smoking A scientific information paper on the health effects of passive smoking by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia. November 1997. Reporting Results of Studies: Passive Smoking How to understand statistics, using passive smoking as an example. Secondhand Smoke Causes Menstrual Pain Secondhand smoke increases the occurrence of dysmenorrhea (menstrual pain) in nonsmoking women; moreover, the more secondhand smoke a woman is exposed to daily, the higher her risk for dysmenorrhea. Why Air Filtration Devices Are Ineffective GASP Colorado information; some air cleaners clear some of the smoke, but none can effectively clear all the toxic gases, which include carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, ammonia, volatile N-nitrosamines, hydrogen cyanide and cyanogen, sulfur compounds, nitriles, hydrocarbons, alcohols, aldehydes, and ketones. Deaths in New Zealand from Secondhand Smoke There are about 388 deaths caused by secondhand smoke in New Zealand each year. Report explains. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease A primary cause of COPD is exposure to secondhand smoke. This article gives the facts on the disease and the risk. Science and Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke NCTH collection of web resources on the subject. The Health Effects of Passive Smoking: Scientific Information An extensive review of evidence published in peer-reviewed scientific journals linking passive smoking to disease including asthma in children, lower respiratory illness, lung cancer, major coronary conditions and other illnesses. USNews: Secondhand Smokescreen: Searching Big Tobacco's Papers USNews report; tobacco firms worried for years about risks of passive smoke. MayoClinic: Secondhand Smoke Health effects of secondhand smoke. Critical Appraisal of the Enstrom/Kabat paper Research funded by the tobacco industry finds little danger in secondhand smoke; analysis of this research. Could Passive Smoking Damage Your Health? Analysis of recent research finds that a single study with a number of problems which failed to find an effect of secondhand smoke is best understood in the context of many studies that have found an effect, but notes that most news reporting failed to note that context. Secondhand Smoke: Effects on Health Presents the medical evidence, reviews the record of acculating evidence, summarizes other reviews, and itemizes the disease caused by secondhand smoke. Mayo Clinico Report on Secondhand Smoke A burning cigarette is a health risk to everyone in the room. Bartenders' Respiratory Health After Establishment of Smoke-Free Bars and Taverns Research measures lung function, respiratory symptoms, before and after bars went smokefree. Just The Facts on Secondhand Smoke Very short factsheet on constituents and effects. Secondhand Smoke - A Little Is Dangerous Presents the medical and scientific evidence that a little secondhand smoke creates measurable health hazards. Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke Characterizes the risk, provides a research bibliography, breaks down the exposure by toxins and carcinogens, and enumerates the scientific bodies that have concluded that secondhand smoke causes disease.