Research
Health Effects in Children
In children, secondhand smoke causes the following:
* Ear infections
* More frequent and severe asthma attacks
* Respiratory symptoms (for example, coughing, sneezing, and shortness of breath)
* Respiratory infections (bronchitis and pneumonia)
* A greater risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Numbers and percentages of children effect
https://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancer-causes/tobacco-and-cancer/secondhand-smoke.html
Health Effects in Adults
In adults who have never smoked, secondhand smoke can cause:
* Heart disease
* For nonsmokers, breathing secondhand smoke has immediate harmful effects on the heart and blood vessels.
* It is estimated that secondhand smoke caused nearly 34,000 heart disease deaths each year during 2005–2009 among adult nonsmokers in the United States.
* Lung cancer
* Secondhand smoke exposure caused more than 7,300 lung cancer deaths each year during 2005–2009 among adult nonsmokers in the United States.
https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/secondhand_smoke/general_facts/index.htm
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Numbers and Percentages of Children Affected
* More than 24 million, or about 37 percent of children in the U.S. have been exposed to secondhand smoke.
* Secondhand smoke is especially harmful to young children. Secondhand smoke is responsible for between 150,000 and 300,000 lower respiratory tract infections in infants and children under 18 months of age, resulting in between 7,500 and 15,000 hospitalizations each year. It also causes 430 sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) deaths in the U.S. annually.
* Between 1964 and 2014, 2.5 million people died from exposure to secondhand smoke, according to a report from the U.S. Surgeon General. The report also concluded that secondhand smoke is a definitive cause of stroke.
* Secondhand smoke exposure may cause buildup of fluid in the middle ear, resulting in 790,000 doctor's office visits per year, as well as more than 202,000 asthma flare-ups among children each year.
https://www.lung.org/stop-smoking/smoking-facts/health-effects-of-secondhand-smoke.html
Long-Term Effects of Secondhand Smoke
Children who grow up with parents who smoke are themselves more likely to smoke. Children and teens who smoke are affected by the same health problems that affect adults. Secondhand smoke may cause problems for children later in life including:
* Poor lung development (meaning that their lungs never grow to their full potential)
* Lung cancer
* Heart disease
* Cataracts (an eye disease)
Second Hand Smoke is not just Cigarettes
Second Hand Smoke includes:
-vapes
-cigarettes
-cigars
https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e-cigarettes/Quick-Facts-on-the-Risks-of-E-cigarettes-for-Kids-Teens-and-Young-Adults.html
Ethical Quotes
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“In a Buddhist view, the key virtues are traits like tranquility, non-attachment, compassion, truthful speech and thought, “right livelihood” (which means finding a way to live that does not increase your own or others’ suffering).” (p. 225)
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“Other people’s lives and health and possibilities are at stake too. These matters - basic ethical issues - are everyone’s business.” (p. 52)
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“As it is the same thing that is dear as to others, hurt not others with what pains yourself.” (p. 327)
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“Maximize happiness; minimize pain and suffering.” (p. 181)