Smoking is generally carrying or

possessing of any lit tobacco product.

Public smoking is a way to spread
carcinogen among people around you
and the environment.
One of the adverse effect of public
smoking is production of second hand
smoke.

INTRODUCTION
Second hand smokers are those
individuals who unwillingly are affected
by smoke released from burning
cigarette.
Second hand smoke is of two types:
1. Side stream
2. Main stream
Side stream is a smoke released from
burning end of cigarette.
Main stream is a smoke exhaled by the
smoker.
Both type of smoke contains tobacco
smoke ,burning paper residues and
chemical used for treating tobacco
leaves.

Why to stop..
Smoking can cause serious health problems to
the smokers themselves and to those inhaling
secondhand smoke.
Studies show that exposure to cigarette
smoke for as little as thirty minutes a day can
raise a non-smoker's risk of suffering a fatal
heart attack or coronary problem for person
who is obese, diabetic and high-blood
pressure.
Smoke contains nicotine which is addictive in
nature as it provide relaxation and sense of
pleasure former but later act as a silent
killer.
It is well said smoking is optional while
breathing is not.
Being forced to breathe tobacco smoke is
annoying and irritating to most people,
especially people who have chronic
conditions like asthma and bronchitis.
Public smoking causes fatal disease like lung
cancer, cardiovascular disease, asthma etc.
It has negative impact on children and
teenagers.
Discarded cigarette butts can be a big
problem. Cigarette butts constitute the
overwhelming majority of litter in many public
places such as parks, beaches, sidewalks.
EFFECT ON ENVIRONMENT
It acts as a major air pollutant as it has
various chemical constituents containing
toxins.
It has a massive impact on the environment
by:
a) polluting the air
b) destroying forests
c) starting bushfires
d) killing marine creatures

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
has classified second hand smoke as a group A
carcinogen, a substance known to cause
cancers for which there is no safe level of
exposures.
Quality of air is deteriorating
as RSP (respirable suspended
particles) get increasing.

SMOKE-FREE LAWS
smoke-free laws are public policies,
including criminal laws and occupational
safety and health regulations, which prohibit
tobacco smoking in workplaces and other
public spaces.
Laws implementing bans on indoor smoking
have been introduced by many countries in
various forms over the years, with some
legislators like UK,USA
Concept of smoke-free housing has been
launched by US Department of Housing and
Urban Development to promote non-smokers
Smoking in public places was prohibited in
India from 2 October 2008 under
the Prohibition of Smoking in Public Places
Rules, 2008 and COTPA.
ADVANTAGES
Such laws may reduce health care cost,
improve work productivity, and lower the
overall cost of labor in the community thus
protected, making that workforce more
attractive for employers.
They are seen as an important element of
policy to support behavior change in favor of a
healthy lifestyle.
FACTS ON SECOND HAND SMOKE
An estimated 46,000 death from heart disease
in people who are currently non-smokers.
About 3,400 lung cancer death as a result of
breathing second hand smoke.
Other breathing problem in non-smokers
include cough, mucus, chest-discomfort.
50,000 to 300,000 lung infection in children
younger than 18 months of age, which results
in 7500 to 15,000 hospitalization annually.
More than 750,000 middle ear infections in
children.
Pregnant women exposed to second hand
smoke are at increased risk of having low
birth-weighted babies.
Tobacco smoke contains over 4000 chemical
compounds. More than 60 of these are known
or expected to cause cancer.
No law or prohibition can actually eradicate
this problem, it can be solved only by our
resolution . We have no right to take life of
others so stop smoking at public places if you
cant give up your urge to smoke.