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David Lane Stonecypher, JSOCC Director of Substance Abuse Prevention Services KYUMH-CBS

Materials Provided by

CONNECTIONS and… The Kentucky Department For Health The Tobacco Use Prevention And Cessation Program And The Kentucky Division Of Substance Abuse

PROTECT YOUR FAMILY FROM SECONDHAND SMOKE

What is Secondhand Smoke?

There are two types of secondhand smoke: Side stream smoke, the smoke coming from a burning cigarette, and Smoke exhaled from a persons mouth (ETS) Environmental Tobacco Smoke, this is sometimes called passive smoke.



CONTAINS Over 4,000 chemical compounds

5 regulated hazardous air pollutants

47 regulated hazardous wastes

60 known or suspected cancer causing agents and more than 100 chemical poisons



BOTTOMLINE?

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has classified secondhand smoke as a group A carcinogen, a substance known to cause cancers in humans for which there is no safe level of exposure


What are the health effects of Secondhand Smoke?

IN ADULT NON-SMOKERS Accounts for 62,000 heart disease deaths annually

Accounts for 3,000 lung cancer deaths annually



IN CHILD NON-SMOKERS Increased risk of lower respiratory tract infections (bronchitis/pneumonia)

Increased prevalence of fluid in the middle ear



IN CHILD NON-SMOKERS Symptoms of upper respiratory tract irritation

A small but significant reduction in lung function



IN CHILD NON-SMOKERS Additional episodes and increased severity of symptoms in children with asthma; and

is a risk factor for new cases of asthma in previously asymptomatic children



Additionally… Pregnant smokers have more miscarriages and more premature births

The risk of low weight babies double for pregnant smokers

There is a SIDS association with exposure

ASSESS YOUR HEALTH RISK

CHECKLIST: WHAT IS YOUR EXPOSURE TO SECONDHAND SMOKE?

My spouse smokes in our house

I work in an environment where smoking is allowed

Several of my co-workers smoke in my presence



I frequently ride in a car (two or three times a week) with someone who smokes

I frequently (two or three times a month) socialize with friends who smoke

I generally sit in the smoking section of restaurants



I am often (several times a month) in business places that allow smoking, such as bowling alleys, convenience stores, or bars

ASSESS YOUR CHILD’S HEALTH RISK

CHECKLIST FOR PARENTS: WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DO YOU DO TO PROTECT YOUR CHILD FROM SECONDHAND SMOKE?

I did not/ do not smoke when pregnant

I avoided/ avoid people who smoke when I am pregnant

No smoking is allowed in our home

No smoking is allowed in our car



I have chosen a child-care provider who does not smoke and does not allow smoking when my child is present

Babysitters for my child are not allowed to smoke when my child is present



I ask/ will ask the principal in my child’s school to ban smoking inside the school in compliance with the Pro-Children Act of 1994

I avoid socializing with friends who smoke when I have my child with me



When eating out with my child, we eat at restaurants where smoking is not allowed or sit in the nonsmoking section of the restaurant

I avoid taking my child to places of business where people are smoking



I ask my child’s coaches, music and dance teachers, scout leaders and others not to smoke when my child is present

LIST OTHER WAYS YOU CAN REDUCE YOUR CHILD’S EXPOSURE TO SECONDHAND SMOKE…

YOU CAN REDUCE YOUR CHILD’S EXPOSURE

CONTRACT TO PROTECT YOUR HEALTH AND YOUR CHILD’S HEALTH

Information Sources U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

National Cancer Institute

U.S Department of Health and Human Services

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