These days whether you're a smoker or non smoker it doesn't matter because you don't know how our lungs are being damaged .Even if one member in your family smokes there's a higher chance of affecting the whole family.even if you go out of your house you’re still being affected because the air is no longer clean ,these days people are more likely to get sick from lung cancer than any other diseases.
Passive smoking, also known as secondhand smoking, is caused by inhaling the smoke exhaled by smokers. This can lead to serious health issues, including asthma, bronchitis, and pneumonia. If you live with someone who smokes, you have a higher risk of developing diseases such as cancer, heart disease, and stroke. These days, many people, especially the younger generation, see smoking as something to show off. They often imitate older individuals, thinking it makes them look cool or mature. What they don’t realize is how deeply it can harm their health in the long run. Smoking doesn’t just damage their own bodies; it silently affects the people around them too.
In a report by the World Health Organization on May 4, 2023, it was revealed that with the introduction of smoke-free regulations in public places, people's homes have become a major source of exposure to secondhand smoke, particularly for children. According to the Global Burden of Disease Study, secondhand smoke exposure was responsible for 171,000 deaths and contributed to 4.3 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) in the region in 2019.
Secondhand smoke can be just as dangerous, yet it's often ignored. If more people understood the true cost of this habit, they might think twice before lighting that first cigarette. Passive smoking also harms pregnant women and their unborn babies. When a pregnant woman breathes in tobacco smoke, her baby is exposed to harmful chemicals. This can increase the risk of low birth weight, miscarriage, premature birth, and even sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). It can also affect the baby’s lung development, raise the chance of respiratory infections, and may even impact the baby's brain development. Even short-term exposure to passive or secondhand smoke can cause irritation of the eyes, nose, throat, and lungs, along with headaches and dizziness.
Passive smoking contains many harmful chemicals, including cancer-causing substances (carcinogens). Any amount of
 
 secondhand smoke can be harmful. It's not only about passive smoking and tobacco affecting people around them tobacco also pollutes the air, water, and land with toxic chemicals, heavy metals, and residual nicotine. The impact of smoking goes beyond human health. People often think tobacco and passive smoking only harm individuals, but they don't realize it also causes serious environmental consequences. Tobacco contains toxins like ammonia, carbon monoxide, arsenic, and formaldehyde.which affect the environment as well as human beings.
secondhand smoke is a hidden danger that put everyone at risk, not just the smoker.Its a known cause of lung cancer, heart diseases and asthma and even those who avoid smoking can’t escape the effect, This can be very dangerous for the families especially the children.Thats why its on all of us to protect both our loved ones and the planet. Our actions matter taking responsibilities for such things like cleaner air is an easy step to start .