| Passive smoking is
the involuntary inhalation of smoke from tobacco products. It
occurs when tobacco smoke permeates any environment, causing
inhalation by all people within that environment. Such smoke is
called secondhand smoke or environmental tobacco smoke (ETS).
Current scientific evidence shows that exposure to secondhand
tobacco smoke causes death, disease and disability.
Passive smoking is one of the key issues leading to smoking bans
in workplaces and indoor public places, including restaurants,
bars and night clubs.
Long-term
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Second Hand Smoke Passive smoking
Long-term
effects
Short-term
effects
Causal
mechanisms
Epidemiological studies of passive smoking
1. Studies of passive smoking in animals
2.
Risk level of passive smoking
Current state of scientific opinion
1. Public
opinion
Controversy over harms of passive smoking
1. Critique of individual studies and epidemiology
2. World Health Organization controversy
3. EPA lawsuit
4. Tobacco-industry funding of research
Tobacco industry response
1. Position of major tobacco companies
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