Second-hand Smoke
Second-hand smoke is poisonous; it causes death and disease, killing around 350 New Zealanders every year. That’s one non-smoker a day dying as a result of exposure to second-hand smoke.
The toxins, including cancer-causing chemicals, in sidestream smoke (smoke from the burning end of a cigarette) are more highly concentrated than those in smoke exhaled by a smoker. Children are especially vulnerable to the effects of second-hand smoke, which include asthma and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Children are also often not in a position to move away from second-hand smoke.
