{"id":8249,"date":"2020-03-16T21:45:02","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T21:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ent.gr\/?p=8249"},"modified":"2023-02-17T19:06:31","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T16:06:31","slug":"health-risks-from-passive-smoking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/health-risks-from-passive-smoking\/","title":{"rendered":"Health risks from Passive Smoking"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/health-risks-from-passive-smoking\/#Lung_cancer_and_Passive_smoking\" >Lung cancer and Passive smoking<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/health-risks-from-passive-smoking\/#Heart_disease\" >Heart disease<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/health-risks-from-passive-smoking\/#Consequences_of_Passive_Smoking_for_children\" >Consequences of Passive Smoking for children<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica;\">There is no safe level of exposure to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.satory.gr\/en\/acupuncture-quit-smoking\/risks-of-passive-smoking\/\">passive smoking<\/a>; even brief exposure can cause immediate harm.\u00a0By inhaling smoke, non-smokers are exposed to the same chemicals as smokers, such as nicotine and carbon monoxide.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica;\">Health problems caused by secondhand smoke in adults include coronary heart disease, stroke, and lung cancer, as well as adverse reproductive health effects in women. Furthermore, passive smoking\u00a0can cause sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), respiratory infections, ear infections and asthma attacks in infants and children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">More than seven thousand chemicals have been identified in cigarette smoke. 250 are considered dangerous, with 69 of them being carcinogenic. Thus, passive smoking can cause cancer.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lung_cancer_and_Passive_smoking\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 18pt;\">Lung cancer and Passive smoking<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Living with a smoker and breathing in their smoke can increase the risk of developing lung cancer by 20% to 30%.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Heart_disease\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 18pt;\">Heart disease<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Smoke inhalation can damage the cardiovascular system and increase the chances of a heart attack, especially in those who already have heart disease.\u00a0Non-smokers exposed to secondhand smoke are 25-30% more likely to develop heart disease.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Consequences_of_Passive_Smoking_for_children\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 18pt;\">Consequences of Passive Smoking for children<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_10952\" style=\"width: 289px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10952\" class=\"wp-image-10952 size-medium\" title=\"Passive Smoking.ent\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/%CE%A0%CE%B1%CE%B8%CE%B7%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C-%CE%9A%CE%AC%CF%80%CE%BD%CE%B9%CF%83%CE%BC%CE%B1.%CE%95%CF%85%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%83%CE%B9%CF%82.ent_-279x300.jpg\" alt=\"Passive Smoking.ent\" width=\"279\" height=\"300\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10952\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Passive Smoking<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">It has been observed that children exposed to secondhand smoke are more likely to develop ear infections and fluid build-up in their ears. 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