• Question: Why do people say second-hand smoke can be worse for you than actually smoking yourself?

    Asked by kshergold12 to Damien, Rachael, Simon, Suzi, Tim on 15 Jun 2011.
    • Photo: Suzi Gage

      Suzi Gage answered on 15 Jun 2011:

      @kshergold12
      I don’t know why people say this, it’s not true. You don’t get as much of the harmful substances in smoke from second hand smoke, but it’s still really bad for you, and best avoided.

      When I was a kid there was a TV presenter called Roy Castle who never smoked, but died of lung cancer. He used to play trumpet in smokey bars, and because to play the trumpet you need to take really deep breath, he inhaled a lot of second hand smoke, and it killed him. Very sad indeed.

      Hope this answers your question.

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