Smoking Near Children: a Silent Threat

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Lighting a cigarette at home, in the car or even on a terrace with little ventilation means that children inhale what is known as second-hand smoke and become what we call passive smokers. According to the World Health Organization, this smoke contains more than 7,000 chemicals, of which at least 70 are carcinogenic. For adults it is already an obvious risk, but in the younger ones the consequences are even more serious because their respiratory…