Saturday, February 11, 2012

Third-Hand Tobacco Smoke: What's Left After The Tobacco Smoke Clears?

There are more than 400,000 tobacco-related deaths annually in the U.S. Health statistics estimate about 3,000 teenagers try and then regularly smoke cigarettes on a daily basis. It's been well documented that passive exposure to tobacco smoke increases the risk of asthma attacks, chronic bronchitis,...
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Sue K-K
4/17/09 1:52pm

I have asthma and have known the effects of 3rd hand smoke.  Thanks for putting a label on it. 

4/18/09 1:22am

Hi Sue,

 

Thanks for sharing. I hope you have been able to reduce your exposure level to this tremendous indoor pollutant.

 

Best Wishes!

 

J. Thompson, MD