SECONDHAND SMOKE

WHAT IS SECONDHAND SMOKE?

Secondhand smoke is a mixture of the smoke given off by the burning end of a cigarette, pipe, or cigar, and the smoke that is exhaled from the lungs of the smoker.

For more information about secondhand smoke go to American Lung Assn.

MATCH COALITION

Statewide coalition of health providers and interested individuals produces public education campaigns and community initiatives to create smoke-free environments in homes and public places and to reduce youth tobacco use. For more information go to: http://www.matchcoalition.com/

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Conn. Dept. of Public Health, Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Program

American Cancer Society

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SOURCE: American Lung Assn.
PREPARED BY: 211/lb
CONTENT LAST REVIEWED: June2008