We've known the damage of first-hand smokefor years. And then there was the great second-hand smoke scare of the 90s. Now, in 2009 doctors and scientists are here to bring to your attention the dangers of third-hand smoke. It looks as though we are running out of hands.
Third-hand smoke is not actually smoke at all, but the residue that cigarette smoke leaves behind; on your clothes, hair, furniture and carpets. Cigarette smoke contains numerous chemicals that don't just float happily towards the heavens when you open the window or close the door. These chemicals eventually settle into the fibers that surround us, including our own clothes, hair and skin. A child crawling, for example, is at risk for coming in contact with these cancer causing chemicals as they explore their environment.
The point doctors are making is this : cigarette smoking is bad for you, for the people around you, and for those people that will occupy the space where you were. Maybe 2009 is the year to finally quit?
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