Secondhand smoke

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San Francisco bans smoking inside apartments; pot smoking OK

December 2, 2020 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — City officials in San Francisco have banned all tobacco smoking inside apartments, citing concerns about secondhand smoke...

New Jersey tries _ yet again _ to ban most beach smoking

By WAYNE PARRYJune 4, 2018 GMT

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey is trying — yet again — to ban most smoking on public beaches, but it still hasn't answered a question that has snubbed out past efforts: Who would enforce the ban...

Secondhand smoke causes problems

Vince FaustMay 23, 2017 GMT

Only 25 percent of the American population smokes, but their deadly habit can do harm or even kill the other 75 percent...

Chemicals from cigarettes remain toxic in secondhand smoke

Staff WriterApril 18, 2017 GMT

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Is secondhand cigarette smoke dangerous to my health?

The short answer to your question is yes, secondhand smoke is dangerous. Secondhand smoke — also known as environmental tobacco smoke — is a combination of the smoke coming from a burning cigarette and the smoke exhaled by the smoker, which spreads out to the surrounding space.