SURGEON GENERAL’S REPORT

The Health Consequences of Smoking—50 Years of Progress: A Report of the Surgeon General, 2014.

Everyone is impacted by secondhand smoke.

Short Term Exposure can cause:

• Eye irritation
• Throat irritation
• Coughing
• Chest discomfort
• Difficulty breathing
• The CDC warns that all patients with heart disease or at risk for heart disease, should avoid all indoor environments that permit smoking

Long Term Exposure linked to:

• Lung cancer
• Nasal Sinus Cancer
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
• Heart Disease
• Respiratory illness
• Increase in the frequency and severity of asthma attacks
• Cognitive disabilities in children
• Ear infections in children
• Low birth weight

What can you do to protect yourself and others from the dangers of secondhand smoke?

• If you smoke, try to quit.
• If you are not ready to quit – try not to smoke around others

Additional Resources

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Harm Reduction Program – Substance Abuse & Addiction
• Health Equity
• Health Promotion & Education
• Ohio Smoking Ban
• Quitting Tobacco
• Secondhand Smoke Fact Sheet
• Tobacco Addiction
• U.S. Surgeon General’s 2006 Report on Secondhand Smoke