As ... reported in the 2004 Surgeon General’s Report on smoking, the toxins from cigarette smoke go everywhere the blood flows. Smoking kills nearly 440,000 Americans each year. On average, smoking reduces adult life expectancy by approximately 14 years.
A child’s first exposure to tobacco smoke often comes from the secondhand smoke of their own parents and loved ones. Secondhand smoke is particularly dangerous to children. Each year, second-hand smoke is responsible for 150,000 to 300,000 lower respiratory tract infections (such as pneumonia and bronchitis) in children younger than 18 months, which result in 7,500 to 15,000 hospitalizations. And because their lungs are not fully developed, young children exposed to smoke are at an increased risk for sudden infant death syndrome, asthma attacks, and other problems. Secondhand smoke increases the number and severity of asthma attacks in asthmatic children, further adding to their discomfort and limiting their school and physical activities.
Kudos to Pizza Hut and KFC Restaurants across the US for banning smoking.
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