Secondhand Smoke Facts
Secondhand smoke (SHS) is a mixture
of the smoke given off by the burning end
of a cigarette, pipe, or cigar, and the
smoke exhaled from the lungs of smokers.
The Surgeon General has documented that adverse health effects of secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure for non-smokers include:
Sudden infant death syndrome
Respiratory and ear infections
More frequent and severe asthma attacks among children
Coronary heart disease
Stroke
Lung cancer
There is no safe level of SHS exposure.
South Carolina data shows that
4 in 10 adults are deprived of the right to breathe clean air free from secondhand smoke and vaping aerosol in public places.
30.54% of adults are exposed to secondhand smoke while at work in Greenville County!
24.43% of adults are exposed to secondhand smoke while at work in Spartanburg County!