Environmental tobacco smoke, otherwise known as second-hand smoke is the mixture of smoke that comes from the burning end of a cigarette, cigar or pipe and smoke exhaled by the smoker. It is a complex mixture of over 4,000 compounds, 69 of which are known to cause cancer in humans or animals. Environmental tobacco smoke causes cancer, respiratory infections and is a common trigger for asthma in many people who are not even smokers. Children are particularly sensitive to environmental tobacco smoke. To prevent poor indoor air quality due to environmental tobacco smoke, make your home a tobacco-free environment. If you want to quit smoking, you can contact the Jefferson County Health Department or the American Lung Association to get assistance or enroll in smoking cessation classes.

Links to more information:

The American Lung Association

EPA’s Smoke Free Homes and other environmental tobacco smoke info

Montana State University Extension Service

Jefferson County’s Smoke-Free Dining Guides