Posted on Aug 21, 2006 - 2:23pm by John P. in Health & Fitness, News - 1 Reply
Note to all those in the hospitality industry that if you work around a bunch of smokers, even if you don’t smoke, the second hand smoke is 45% more likely to kill you.
My favorite quotes from this article:
“…individuals with the highest levels of exposure to passive smoking of 22 hours or more a week may increase their risk of heart attack by about 45%.”
“…if current trends in smoking continues, a billion people will die this century from tobacco-related illnesses…”