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Secondhand Smoke

Tobacco Free Nebraska billboard Secondhand smoke is a mix of the smoke from the burning ends of cigarettes, cigars, and pipes and the smoke exhaled by someone who is smoking. If you’re around someone who is smoking, you are at risk. Exposure greatly increases your chance of developing lung cancer and heart disease.

What's in a Cigarette

Secondhand Smoke

PDF Secondhand Smoke and Asthma - January 2005

Secondhand Smoke at Work

PDF Nebraskans' Attitudes Towards Secondhand Smoke and Their Support for Smoking Restrictions in Public Places - July 2003

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Indoor Air Quality


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For more information, contact:
Tobacco Free Nebraska
P.O. Box 95026
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-5026
Phone: (402) 471-2101
E-mail: TFN Info