I lost my grandfather, one of the most amazing men I have EVER known, to lung cancer. I am a harsh non-smoking advocate!!! I had heard about the below in the past but not with this much detail. When will people learn?
“There are carcinogens in third-hand smoke (invisible yet toxic brew of gases and particles clinging to smokers’ hair and clothing), and they are a cancer risk for anybody of any age who comes into contact with them.”
Among the substances in third-hand smoke are hydrogen cyanide, used in chemical weapons; butane, which is used in lighter fluid; toluene, found in paint thinners; arsenic; lead; carbon monoxide; and even polonium-210, the highly radioactive carcinogen that was used to murder former Russian spy Alexander V. Litvinenko in 2006. Eleven of the compounds are highly carcinogenic. Smokers, think about quitting for those you hug!
They also point out that children raised in a home with one or more smokers are twice as likely as their counterparts to take up a DAILY habit between the ages of 12 and 21.
So go ahead and light up...the life you might take is not only your own but the one you created!
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