2 - Your smoke is just as bad for your child’s health. If you smoke, they do too.
2 - Your smoke is just as bad for your child’s health. If you smoke, they do too.
Second-hand smoke is harmful for the people around you. Your children breathe your smoke and will be at risk of contracting:
- Respiratory illnesses such as asthma
- Pneumonia
- Bronchitis
- Ear infections
- Coughs
Don’t forget that many cancers and heart disease are associated with tobacco use which can affect non-smokers just as much through second-hand smoke. The smoke that your child breathes contains nicotine and 4,000 other chemicals, 50 of which are cancerous. Here are some of the chemicals you expose your child to:
- Arsenic: used in rat poison
- Methane: used as fuel
- Ammoniac: used for detergents
- Butane: lighter fluid
- Acetone: nail polish remover
- Pyridine: dog repellant
- Formaldehyde: used in embalming