Passive Smoking Effects

“A whiff of smoke is all it is, and you would wonder how that could cause cancer, but behold my dear this is no ordinary air but the putrid breath of a piteous soul; who, plunges into those fiery depths and takes you with him unknowingly”. Around three thousand non-smokers die of Cancer every year, 150,000 to 200,000 infants die of ‘sudden death syndrome’ caused by smoking mothers. 200,000 to 300,000 infants have had their asthma worsened because of a passive smoking environment. Is your loved one part of these numbers? Do you have a mother, father, or a friend who is a chain smoker and that forces you to live in a risk prone environment? Passive smoking is not as harmless as you think it is, a cigarette has over 3000 chemicals each one capable of causing varied number of ailments. Each one gorier than the other, cancer is no joke and asthma, no laughing matter. That stale air that your loved one effuses out of his/her mouth is a death warrant, not only for him but more so for you. Here are some ill effects of passive smoking that will surely make you put a stop to that lousy habit. However if not anything, it might take your loved one on a guilt trip, and quitting might be an option he might begin to reconsider.