California environmental protection agency calepa proposed identification of environmental tobacco smoke as a toxic air contaminant part b. Exposure to ets is also commonly referred to as passive or involuntary smoking. Jan 23, 2020 in 1964, a landmark surgeon general report was released warning of the health hazards of smoking. Burning tobacco products produces two types of smoke. There are three ways to be exposed to tobacco smoke. Protecting children from tobacco, nicotine, and tobacco. The health consequences of involuntary exposure to. The terms passive smoking or involuntary smoking are also often used to describe the exposure to shs.
United states surgeon generals report on the health consequences of involuntary exposure to tobacco smoke the debate is over. Secondhand smoke shs is the consumption where the burning end is present, environmental tobacco smoke ets or thirdhand smoke is the consumption of the smoke that remains after the burning end has been extinguished. Summary of data reported and evaluation tobacco smoke. Tobacco smoke and involuntary smoking iarc publications website. The health consequences of involuntary exposure to tobacco smoke. Smoking of tobacco is practised worldwide by over one thousand million people. The objective of the programme is to prepare, with the help of international working groups of experts, and to publish in the form of monographs monographs subject. This is generated when others burn tobacco products or exhale tobacco smoke near you. Iarc monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans, no.
Iarc publications website smokeless tobacco and some. Passive smoking is the usually involuntary consumption of smoked tobacco. The report makes it clear why we must protect others from tobacco smoke, especially children and pregnant women. A report of the surgeon general concluded that ets has a toxic and carcinogenic potential similar to that of the mainstream smoke 7. Department of health and human services, centers for disease control and prevention, coordinating center for health promotion, national center for chronic.
Sep 25, 2017 for those who smoke, quitting smoking reduces the risk of smokingrelated health problems. In 1986, it emphasized the need for further examination of the relationship between involuntary smoking and cardiovascular disease in the health consequences of. A report of the surgeon general how tobacco smoke causes. Quantitation of exposure is particularly difficult in both physiologic and epidemiologic studies. Jul 03, 2019 the health consequences of involuntary exposure to tobacco smoke. Triumphs and tragedies is a 10minute video that puts a human face on the issue by telling the stories of six individuals whose health was affected by secondhand smoke andor who led local efforts to make workplaces and public places smoke free. For those who smoke, quitting smoking reduces the risk of smokingrelated health problems. Involuntary exposure includes both secondhand and thirdhand exposure. Since then, the rate of tobacco use in the united states has significantly decreased but there is still work to do.
Tobacco and cancer in the us 1 tobacco use is the most preventable cause of death. Between onefifth and twothirds of men in most populations smoke. Global adult tobacco survey gats global estimate of the burden of disease from secondhand smoke. However, these suggest that while involuntary or passive smoking is not acceptable, voluntary or active smoking is acceptable. Secondhand tobacco smoke shs and children toxic, carcinogenic and irritating substances in tobacco smoke who secondhand smoke causes 600 000 premature deaths per year. Department of health and human services twenty years ago when dr. Involuntary smokers are exposed to a quantitatively smaller and qualitatively different smoke exposure than active smokers. Because smoking is an established cause of lung cancer in smokers, it follows that there must also be some risk of lung cancer to lifelong nonsmokers exposed to.
Of those premature deaths, about 36% are from cancer, 39% are from heart disease and stroke, and 24% are from lung disease 1. Exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke causes disease, disability, and death. Completely eliminating smoking indoors is the only way to protect people from secondhand smoke. Evidence of synergy between smoking and several occupational causes of lung cancer arsenic, asbestos and radon, and between smoking and alcohol consumption for cancers of the oral cavity, pharynx, larynx and oesophagus and between smoking and human papillomavirus infection for cancer of the cervix have been found. Maternal smoking during pregnancy, environmental tobacco.
The minnesota comprehensive tobacco control framework. Smoking and influenza tobacco prevention and cessation commission. A broader definition may include simply taking tobacco smoke into the mouth, and then releasing it, as is done by some with tobacco pipes and cigars. Environmental protection agency epa secondhand smoke. Ms has been referred to as secondhand smoke or environmental tobacco smoke ets. What it means to you 2006 surgeon generals report consumer booklet pdf, 11 mb.
The definition of secondhand tobacco smoke the epidemiology of secondhand tobacco smoke the relevance of secondhand tobacco smoke to childrens health the environmental history and diagnostics of secondhand tobacco smoke changing behaviours of smoking policy implications. Harms of cigarette smoking and health benefits of quitting. The health consequences of involuntary exposure to tobacco smoke iii preface from the surgeon general, u. Fact sheet secondhand smoke campaign for tobaccofree. Ashrae position document on environmentaltobacco smoke.
The effects of maternal smoking during pregnancy and childhood environmental tobacco smoke ets exposure on asthma and wheezing were investigated in 5,762 schoolaged children residing in 12 southern california communities. Department of health and human services, centers for disease control and prevention, coordinating center for health promotion, national center for chronic disease prevention and health promotion,office on smoking and. Iarc publications website tobacco smoke and involuntary smoking. The combination of these two types of smoke is called environmental tobacco smoke secondhand smoke and is also known as secondhand smoke. Health effects of tobacco secondhand smoke the world medical. Tobacco smoke production, composition, use and regulations studies of cancer in humans carcinogenicity studies in experimental animals other data relevant to an evaluation of carcinogenicity and its mechanisms summary of data reported and evaluation involuntary smoking composition, exposure and regulations studies of cancer in.
The more recent 2006 surgeon generals report, the health consequences of involuntary exposure. Smoking behaviour, involuntary smoking, attitudes towards smokefree legislations, and tobacco control activities in the european union. Passive smoking describes the inhalation of other peoples tobacco smoke or secondhand. Order number 17200083, format e book collection pdf.
The more recent 2006 surgeon generals report, the health consequences of involuntary exposure to tobacco smoke. Protect people from exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke. Exposure to active and passive smoking during pregnancy and severe small for gestational age at term. However, while smoking prevalence has declined in many developed countries, it remains high in others and is increasing among women and in developing countries.
In 1992, the environmental protection agency classified shs as a group a. Pdf smoking behaviour, involuntary smoking, attitudes. Health harms from secondhand smoke campaign for tobacco. The second is by inhaling environmental or secondhand tobacco smoke. Everett koop released the surgeon generals report, the health consequences of involuntary smoking, it was the. It occurs when tobacco smoke enters an environment, causing its inhalation by people within that environment.
Pediatricians should seek a history of involuntary. The first is by directly inhaling tobacco smoke from a lit tobacco product. Separate no smoking sections do not protect you from secondhand smoke. Passive smoking is the inhalation of smoke, called secondhand smoke shs, or environmental tobacco smoke ets, by persons other than the intended active smoker. Despite decades of declining smoking prevalence, smoking rates remain high in certain segments of the population, including those with low socioeconomic status andor mental illness. Tobacco smoke and involuntary smoking ncbi bookshelf. This is also called involuntary or passive smoking. Womens smoking rates vary more widely but rarely equal male rates. Children and teenagers usually smoke far fewer cigarettes each day and week than adults. The epidemiologic evidence suggested that there may be a 50% increase in lung cancer risk among foodservice workers that is in part attributable to tobacco smoke exposure in the workplace. Involuntary smoking is defined as the exposure of nonsmokers to tobacco combustion products in the indoor environment.
Secondhand smoke also referred to as involuntary smoking, environmental tobacco smoke, and passive smoking is a known cause of lung cancer, heart disease, low birthweight births, chronic lung ailments, as well as other health problems. Iarc monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans. This surgeon generals report returns to the topic of the health effects of involuntary exposure to tobacco smoke. In 1964, a landmark surgeon general report was released warning of the health hazards of smoking. Because of its negative implications, this form of. An extensive body of evidence indicates that involuntary tobacco smoke exposure increases the prevalence of wheezing, cough, and phlegm and that childhood household ets exposures cause exacerbations in asthma.
Background exposure to environmental tobacco smoke ets during childhood and in utero exposure to maternal smoking are associated with adverse effects on lung growth and development methods a study was undertaken of the associations between maternal smoking during pregnancy, exposure to ets, and pulmonary function in 3357 school children residing in 12. The health consequences of involuntary exposure to tobacco smoke a report of the surgeon general department of health and human services the health consequences of involuntary exposure to tobacco smoke national library of medicine cataloging in publication. This report of the surgeon general on how tobacco smoke causes. Secondhand smoke also referred to as involuntary smoking, environmental tobacco smoke, and passive smoking is a known cause of lung cancer, heart disease, low. In considering approaches for minimizing the exposure of children to tobacco smoke, we. Iarc publications website tobacco smoke and involuntary. Cigarette smoking and exposure to tobacco smoke cause about 480,000 premature deaths each year in the united states 1. Volume 83 reported on the carcinogenicity of tobacco smoke and involuntary smoking secondhand smoke or. The health consequences of involuntary exposure to tobacco smoke a report of the surgeon general department of. There are more than 4000 chemicals in tobacco smoke, of which at least 250 are known to be harmful and more than 50 are known to cause cancer. The health consequences of involuntary exposure to tobacco. Order number 17200083, format ebook collection pdf.
A report of the surgeon general the health consequences of involuntary exposure to tobacco smoke. Pediatricians should seek a history of involuntary exposure to tobacco smoke whenever they. Children are hurt by secondhand smoke pdf icon pdf 62 kb how to protect yourself and your loved ones from secondhand smoke pdf icon pdf 64 kb 29 surgeon generals reports on smoking and health, 19642006 pdf icon pdf 93 kb consumer summary. Because the determinants of passive smoking are manifold, a successful strategy to reduce passive smoking must consist of several complementary elements.
The effect of involuntary tobacco smoke exposure appeared to vary by age at asthma diagnosis. Evidence supporting a causal relationship between involuntary tobacco smoke exposure and asthma induction is inconsistent 4, 611. The scientific evidence on the health risks associated with exposure to secondhand smoke is clear, convincing, and overwhelming. It also helps explain why it is so important to quit smoking. Tobacco smoking is the practice of smoking tobacco and inhaling tobacco smoke consisting of particle and gaseous phases. Dc health function clarification amendment act of 2006 pdf executive summary of the surgeon generals report pdf list of exempt establishments and smoking exemption application. Summary of data reported and evaluation tobacco smoke and. Secondhand smoke also called environmental tobacco smoke, involuntary smoking, and passive smoking is the combination of sidestream smoke the smoke given off by a burning tobacco product and mainstream smoke the smoke exhaled by a smoker 4, 5, 10, 11. Evidence of synergy between smoking and several occupational causes of lung cancer arsenic, asbestos and radon, and between smoking and alcohol consumption for cancers of the oral cavity, pharynx, larynx and oesophagus and between smoking and human. Evidence of synergy between smoking and several occupational causes of lung cancer arsenic, asbestos and radon, and between smoking and alcohol consumption for cancers of the oral cavity, pharynx, larynx and oesophagus and between smoking and human papillomavirus.
This eightyninth volume of the iarc monographs is the third and last of a series on tobaccorelated agents. Preventing tobacco use remains a high priority of the office of the surgeon general because. The health effects of involuntary smoking american. Iarc working group on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans. Background exposure to environmental tobacco smoke ets during childhood and in utero exposure to maternal smoking are associated with adverse effects on lung growth and development. Secondhand smokealso called environmental tobacco smokecomes from a burning tobacco product and from the smoke exhaled by smokers. Department of health and human services, centers for disease control. Environmental tobacco smoke is a significant occupational health hazard for foodservice workers.
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