Passive smoking


  • Health
  • Sunday, 12 Jan 2003

I AM 20 years old. Although I do not smoke, most of my friends do. I have heard that non-smokers suffer more health repercussions from passive smoking than their smoking friends. Is there any way that I can reduce the harm to my health without having to abandon my friends? 

Cigarette smoke contains harmful chemicals and carcinogens that produce free radicals. These free radicals damage our cells, often permanently, causing serious diseases such as cancer.  

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