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Gayle · 17-04-2006, 21:25

Taken from an American website

Children and toddlers are the most vulnerable to secondhand smoke. It is found that children whose parents smoke are often infested with some respiratory ailment. It may aggravate children's sinusitis, rhinitis and bronchia, and also make them more prone to minor ailments like common colds and coughs. A 1992 study of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) showed that each year passive smoking causes respiratory ailments in about 150,000 to 300,000 children under the age of 18 months.

Taken from Cancer Research site in the UK

Children are particularly at risk because they breathe faster than adults and have underdeveloped immune systems. A study by the Royal College of Physicians showed that about 17,000 children in the UK are admitted to hospital every year because of illnesses caused by second-hand smoke.

A recent large study of over 300,000 people found that children who were frequently exposed to cigarette smoke at home had a higher risks of lung cancer as adults. Another study found that children in households where both parents smoke have a 72% higher risk of respiratory diseases.

Childhood exposure to second-hand smoke had also been linked to a wide range of other conditions including asthma, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (or cot death), childhood meningitis, mental disabilities and autism.

17-04-2006, 21:25	#133
Gayle God Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Relaxville Posts: 6,866 Blog Entries: 69 Liked: 13 times Rep Power: 2866	Re: Smoking near children should be a punishable offence! Taken from an American website Children and toddlers are the most vulnerable to secondhand smoke. It is found that children whose parents smoke are often infested with some respiratory ailment. It may aggravate children's sinusitis, rhinitis and bronchia, and also make them more prone to minor ailments like common colds and coughs. A 1992 study of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) showed that each year passive smoking causes respiratory ailments in about 150,000 to 300,000 children under the age of 18 months. Taken from Cancer Research site in the UK Children are particularly at risk because they breathe faster than adults and have underdeveloped immune systems. A study by the Royal College of Physicians showed that about 17,000 children in the UK are admitted to hospital every year because of illnesses caused by second-hand smoke. A recent large study of over 300,000 people found that children who were frequently exposed to cigarette smoke at home had a higher risks of lung cancer as adults. Another study found that children in households where both parents smoke have a 72% higher risk of respiratory diseases. Childhood exposure to second-hand smoke had also been linked to a wide range of other conditions including asthma, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (or cot death), childhood meningitis, mental disabilities and autism. __________________ The views expressed within this post are mine and mine alone.