Is secondhand smoke outside really that big of a deal?
• Yes. When people choose to smoke outside or inside, they are negatively impact the health of all people around them. • The Surgeon General’s report specifies that tobacco use in any form, active or passive represents a significant health hazard to both smokers and non-smoker bystanders.4 • Outdoor levels of secondhand smoke are equally as harmful as indoor levels.5 • Even brief exposure to smoke as you’re walking into a building can cause or exacerbate heart disease, asthma, allergies, and bronchitis (not to mention the smell of smoke on clothes). • There is no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke — secondhand smoke kills. 41 • Hurricane-force winds could not eliminate the risk of secondhand outside. 54 • One out of every two DU students report noticing secondhand smoke exposure on our campus. • Secondhand smoke is a Class-A carcinogen, meaning it is a substance that has been proven to cause cancer.6 • Secondhand smoke contains over 4,000 chemicals. 7 • Secondhand smoke contain
