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Passive smoking is when you breathe in the smoke from other people's cigarettes, cigars or pipes. It is a serious health threat — being ... Skiptomaincontent Skiptomainnavigation 5May2022– Coronavirus(COVID-19)healthalert 5May2022– Japaneseencephalitisvirus(JEV)healthalert TheGovernmentisnowoperatinginaccordancewiththe CaretakerConventions pendingtheoutcomeofthe2022federalelection. Menu Translations Search Close Home Healthtopics Initiativesandprograms Resources Translations Youarehere Home Healthtopics Smokingandtobacco Aboutsmokingandtobacco Smokingandtobacco Aboutpassivesmoking Passivesmokingiswhenyoubreatheinthesmokefromotherpeople’scigarettes,cigarsorpipes.Itisaserioushealththreat—beingexposedtotobaccosmokeforjustamomentcancauseharm.Unbornbabies,childrenandpeoplewithbreathingproblemsaremostatrisk. Listen Print Share Twitter Facebook Email Loading... Onthispage Whatispassivesmoking? Passivesmokingiswhensomeonebreathesinsecond-handtobaccosmoke. Second-handsmokeismadeupof: thesmokethatsmokersbreatheout sidestreamsmoke—thesmokefromtheendoflitcigarettesandcigars Second-handsmokeisalsoknownasenvironmentaltobaccosmoke. Ispassivesmokingeversafe? Thereisnosafelevelofpassivesmoking. Studiesshowthatsecond-handsmokecanharmyouevenifyou’reexposedforjustamoment. Ifsomeonesmokesindoors,theharmfulchemicalsintobaccosmokecanstayintheairforhours.Youcannotreducethesmoketoacceptablelevels,evenifyouventilateorfiltertheair. Only100%smoke-freeenvironmentscanprotectyoufromtheeffectsofpassivesmoking. Effectsofpassivesmoking Second-handsmokeisaserioushealththreat: Forevery8smokerswhodiefromasmoking-relateddisease,1non-smokerdiesfromsecond-handsmokeexposure. Non-smokerswholivewithasmokerhavea25%to30%greaterriskofdevelopingheartdisease. Second-handsmokecancauseorworsenarangeofconditionsanddiseasesincluding: cancer heartattacks heartdisease respiratoryinfectionssuchaspneumonia asthma diabetes Passivesmokingisespeciallyriskyfor: unbornbabies childrenandyoungpeople peoplewithbreathingproblems Unbornbabies Smokingtobaccoorbreathinginsecond-handsmokewhenpregnantorbreastfeedingcan: affectthegrowthandhealthofyourbaby affecthowyourbaby’slungsdevelop increasetheriskofstillbirth increasetheriskofprematurebirth increasetheriskofcomplicationsandillnessforbothyouandyourbaby Findoutmoreaboutsmokingandpregnancy. Children Childrenareatriskifthey’reexposedtosecond-handsmoke. Iftheylivewithsomeonewhoregularlysmokesintheirhome,theybreatheinthesameamountofnicotineasiftheyweresmoking60to150cigarettesayear.Thisamount: isenoughtobeconsideredanoccasionalsmoker increasestheirriskoflungcancerby20%to30% doublesthechanceofthembecomingasmokerlaterinlife Findoutmoreabouthowsmokingaffectschildren. Lawsonsecond-handsmoke State andterritorygovernmentsareresponsiblefor smoke-free laws. Lastupdated: 8April2019Tags:  Smokingandtobacco Inthissection Smokingandtobacco AboutsmokingandtobaccoWhatissmokingandtobacco? Aboute-cigarettes Aretheresafesmokingandtobaccooptions? Whataretheeffectsofsmokingandtobacco? Aboutpassivesmoking SmokingandtobaccolawsinAustralia Whatwe'redoingaboutsmokingandtobacco Tobaccocontrol Smokingandtobaccothroughoutlife Howtoquitsmoking Resources Contacts News Isthereanythingwrongwiththispage? Helpusimprovehealth.gov.au Ifyouwouldlikearesponsepleaseusetheenquiries forminstead. Whatyouweredoing?(required) Whatwentwrong?(required) Leavethisfieldblank Backtotop



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