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Secondhand Smoke Facts

The tobacco industry claims they’re working to make a difference. But the effect of the product they sell hasn’t changed a bit. Tobacco continues to kill millions of people around the world every year leaving devastated families to deal with the loss.

Did You Know That…

• Secondhand smoke kills about 3,000 nonsmokers each year from lung cancer.
• Secondhand smoke causes up to 300,000 lung infections (such as pneumonia and bronchitis)
  in infants and young children each year.
• On average, someone who smokes a pack or more of cigarettes each day lives 7 years less than someone who never smoked.
• Secondhand smoke causes wheezing, coughing, colds, and earaches.
• Secondhand smoke causes asthma. A smoker can develop emphysema & other diseases from tobacco smoke.

“Putting Tobacco Away for Life”