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Centers for Diseas2
Thirdhand smoke16
  • Dust, surfaces and the air of each vehicle cabin were sampled and analysed for residual tobacco smoke pollutants (also known as thirdhand smoke (THS)), and each car was inspected for visual and olfactory signs of tobacco use. (bmj.com)
  • As such, car cabins are particularly susceptible to becoming reservoirs of residual tobacco smoke pollutants, also known as thirdhand smoke (THS 6 ). (bmj.com)
  • Thirdhand smoke (THS) is an environmental contaminant that may cause adverse health effects in smokers and nonsmokers. (mdpi.com)
  • This can result in significant cleaning costs to get rid of residues and can also harm health of infants and toddlers if exposed to thirdhand smoke. (who.int)
  • But this threat exists in another form as well: thirdhand smoke, the chemical residue from tobacco smoke that lingers even after the smoking has ceased. (seatca.org)
  • A new study led by Georg Matt from San Diego State University and Neal Benowitz from University of California, San Francisco reveals policy gaps that leave the public unprotected from thirdhand smoke and offers solutions for remedying this issue. (seatca.org)
  • While these measures have been instrumental in protecting public health, saving lives, and reducing health care spending by billions of dollars, the researchers say they lack critical safeguards against thirdhand smoke. (seatca.org)
  • Thirdhand smoke contains hundreds of toxic chemicals linked to detrimental health effects including cancer, birth defects and reproductive harm, and asthma and other respiratory diseases. (seatca.org)
  • Moreover, thirdhand smoke disproportionately affects already vulnerable populations, with children, older individuals and those with compromised immune systems most likely to be exposed. (seatca.org)
  • In addition, thirdhand smoke is pervasive and persistent. (seatca.org)
  • Traditional remediation methods are rendered ineffective as the residue becomes embedded in walls, carpets, and furniture and can be transferred by physically moving items such as used clothing or furniture that harbor thirdhand smoke. (seatca.org)
  • Redefine smoke-free as free of tobacco smoke pollutants from secondhand and thirdhand smoke. (seatca.org)
  • Identify thirdhand smoke-polluted indoor environments. (seatca.org)
  • Remediate thirdhand smoke pollution. (seatca.org)
  • Since thirdhand smoke is a form of tobacco product waste, the researchers also suggest that the manufacturers, suppliers and retailers of commercial tobacco products should assume responsibility for preventing and mitigating the extensive, long-term harm and costs brought about by their products. (seatca.org)
  • Only by including thirdhand smoke in our smoke-free policies can we fully protect people from the toxic legacy of tobacco use in indoor environments," said Matt. (seatca.org)
Secondhand smoke exposure4
  • The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommends smoke-free policies to reduce secondhand smoke exposure and tobacco use on the basis of strong evidence of effectiveness. (thecommunityguide.org)
  • The systematic review was conducted on behalf of the CPSTF by a team of specialists in systematic review methods, and in research, practice and policy related to reducing tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure. (thecommunityguide.org)
  • Evidence shows persistent disparities in secondhand smoke exposure by ethnicity, education, and income level. (tobaccoatlas.org)
  • Since the 1970s, more and more public health policies have moved to protect against secondhand smoke exposure, helping establish laws that prohibit indoor smoking in workplaces, public transportation, hospitals, schools and restaurants. (seatca.org)
Cessation3
  • 2013. γ-Tocopherol-rich supplementation additively improves vascular endothelial function during smoking cessation. . (oregonstate.edu)
  • Further work, specifically mechanistic and epidemiological studies, is required to clarify the role of tobacco smoke on the progression of TB and HIV infection, and to assess the impact of smoking cessation interventions. (ersjournals.com)
  • Many cases of COPD are preventable by avoidance or early cessation of smoking. (who.int)
Wildfire smoke9
  • Wildfire smoke can harm you in multiple ways. (cdc.gov)
  • This fact sheet tells you how you can protect your health and be safe if you are exposed to wildfire smoke. (cdc.gov)
  • What is Wildfire Smoke and Can it Make Me Sick? (cdc.gov)
  • Wildfire smoke is a mix of gases and fine particles from burning vegetation, building materials, and other materials. (cdc.gov)
  • Wildfire smoke can make anyone sick. (cdc.gov)
  • Older adults, pregnant women, children, and people with preexisting respiratory and heart conditions may be more likely to get sick if they breathe in wildfire smoke. (cdc.gov)
  • Use a freestanding indoor air filter with particle removal to help protect people with heart disease, asthma or other respiratory conditions and the elderly and children from the effects of wildfire smoke. (cdc.gov)
  • Wildfire smoke can have on the lungs, especially for older adults, pregnant women, children, and people with preexisting respiratory and heart conditions. (foxcitieschamber.com)
  • For the second time in three weeks, the wildfire smoke has created unhealthy conditions in Ohio, according to AirNow.gov. (timesgazette.com)
Pollutants4
  • The cabins of passenger cars are potentially important microenvironments for exposure to tobacco smoke pollutants. (bmj.com)
  • 1-5 In addition, car interiors provide relatively large surface areas with materials that may absorb and trap tobacco smoke pollutants (eg, upholstery, carpets, ceiling liners, air ventilation systems). (bmj.com)
  • The bystanders and others, who don't use tobacco, are also indirectly exposed to these pollutants. (who.int)
  • Pollutants of indoor air such as mould, dampness, heating/cooking emissions and tobacco smoke can be found everywhere. (efanet.org)
Prevalence3
  • The objective of the study was evaluation of the prevalence of cigarette smoking among the adult population of the Lublin Region, and investigation of the relationship between nicotinism and respondents` place of residence, and other selected socio-economic factors. (aaem.pl)
  • Gilmore A, Pomerleau J, McKee M, Rose R, Haerpfer CW, Rotman D, Tumanov S: Prevalence of smoking in 8 countries of the former Soviet Union: results from the living conditions, lifestyle and health study. (aaem.pl)
  • COPD is likely to increase in coming years due to higher smoking prevalence and aging populations in many countries. (who.int)
Respiratory diseases1
Asthma4
Dust5
  • Findings A majority of putative non-smoker cars had nicotine in dust, on surfaces, in air and other signs of tobacco use. (bmj.com)
  • Matt et al 7 and Fortmann et al 8 found in used private cars offered for sale, nicotine levels in dust, on surfaces and in the air of smokers' cars were correlated with the number of cigarettes smoked in the car by the primary driver. (bmj.com)
  • Particles in the air like dust, dirt, soot, and smoke are one kind of air pollution called particulate matter. (cdc.gov)
  • Third-hand smoke is the residue of tobacco smoke and its constituent chemicals that remain on surfaces and in dust after tobacco has been smoked. (who.int)
  • It adheres to surfaces, accumulates in dust, and infiltrates building materials, furniture, carpets, and clothing, allowing it to linger for years in buildings and cars even after the smoking has stopped. (seatca.org)
Bans5
  • THS levels were not as low as those found in private cars of non-smokers with in-car smoking bans. (bmj.com)
  • The finding updates and replaces two previous CPSTF findings on smoke-free policies and smoking bans and restrictions . (thecommunityguide.org)
  • While these 67 countries (34%) show best practice levels in comprehensive smoke-free bans, there are still 37% of countries, and 38% of the world population, with partial smoke-free ban environments. (tobaccoatlas.org)
  • The remaining 56 countries (29%) fail to comprehensively protect people from secondhand smoke by having complete absence of or minimal smoking bans. (tobaccoatlas.org)
  • Adopt comprehensive indoor smoking bans and eliminate exceptions. (seatca.org)
Passive9
20213
  • Results from the National Statistical Office in 2021 show that 23.7% of adults aged 15 years and older are exposed to tobacco smoke at home, and 36.6 % of adults aged 15 years and older are exposed to tobacco smoke at restaurants. (who.int)
  • The World Health Organization (WHO) Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2021 (RGTE) presents smoke-free legislation information for 195 countries and as of 2020, 1.8 billion people in 67 countries are covered by complete smoke-free indoor public places, workplaces, and public transport. (tobaccoatlas.org)
  • WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic 2021: Addressing new and emerging products. (tobaccoatlas.org)
Cigarettes3
  • Smoking cigarettes in the small enclosed space of a car cabin can lead to high levels of secondhand smoke (SHS) in the air and to SHS exposure among passengers. (bmj.com)
  • This study investigates associations between different channels of protobacco media and susceptibility to smoking cigarettes, cigarette experimentation, and current tobacco use among US middle and high school students. (who.int)
  • One of the single best things people can do to prevent COPD is to stop smoking and this includes e-cigarettes. (hse.ie)
Workplace2
  • Conclusions The reduction in the SHS biomarkers cotinine and NNAL and reported improvement in respiratory health demonstrates that the Michigan smoke-free workplace law is protecting bar employee health. (bmj.com)
  • Effects of a restrictive workplace smoking policy. (aaem.pl)
Findings2
  • Meta-analyses of studies investigating the impact of maternal environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) on birth weight have not produced robust findings. (nih.gov)
  • So far, studies towards the effect of improved cookstoves on health and pollution reported variable findings. (nature.com)
Workplaces6
  • State and local ordinances establish smoke-free standards for all, or for designated, indoor workplaces, indoor spaces, and outdoor public places. (thecommunityguide.org)
  • Data from the 2009-2010 National Adult Tobacco Survey indicated that a majority of U.S. adults think workplaces and restaurants should be smokefree, and half think bars, casinos, and clubs should be smokefree. (cdc.gov)
  • In 2003, a statewide comprehensive smokefree law prohibiting smoking in all indoor areas of workplaces, restaurants, and bars was implemented in New York State. (cdc.gov)
  • In 2004, a national comprehensive smokefree law prohibiting smoking in all indoor areas of workplaces, restaurants, and pubs was implemented in Ireland. (cdc.gov)
  • In 2006, a national comprehensive smokefree law prohibiting smoking in all indoor areas of workplaces, restaurants/cafes, and bars was implemented in Scotland. (cdc.gov)
  • The use of tobacco in indoor public places and workplaces, including at homes, contributes to emission of toxicants in the air, thereby contributing to air pollution. (who.int)
Self-reported respiratory symptoms1
  • Outcomes included household air pollution (PM 2.5 and CO), self-reported respiratory symptoms (with CCQ and MRC-breathlessness scale), chest infections, school absence and intervention acceptability. (nature.com)
Cigarette smoke2
Wildfires3
  • With smoke from wildfires in Canada traveling into the region, the air quality has deteriorated rapidly, leading the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to issue an air quality alert. (foxcitieschamber.com)
  • Ohio Department of Health (ODH) Director Bruce Vanderhoff is once again encouraging Ohioans to be aware of possible health effects as smoke from Canadian wildfires is causing poor air quality in the state. (timesgazette.com)
  • Smoke from wildfires contains particulates that can be inhaled into your lungs, cause irritation of the eyes, nose or throat, coughing, shortness of breath, and chest pain, and can also aggravate chronic heart and lung conditions. (timesgazette.com)
COPD15
  • A fifth-decade follow-up study of the Tasmanian Longitudinal Health Study cohort, which was first studied in 1968, found that heavy maternal smoking during childhood appears to predispose to spirometrically defined COPD in middle-age. (medscape.com)
  • Pipe, cigar, and other types of tobacco smoke also can cause COPD, especially if the smoke is inhaled. (bartleby.com)
  • The cause of COPD is from long term smokers and also from people who smoke marijuana which increases a higher risk of COPD. (bartleby.com)
  • Smoking continues to be the main source of COPD, but is not the only known root cause. (bartleby.com)
  • Stopping smoking has been known to improve lung capabilities and help to prevent death from COPD. (bartleby.com)
  • Tuberculosis (TB), smoking, HIV and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are burgeoning epidemics in developing countries. (ersjournals.com)
  • It is now also becoming clear that TB, like tobacco smoke, besides its known consequences of bronchiectasis and other pulmonary morbidity, is also a significant risk factor for the development of COPD. (ersjournals.com)
  • Thus, there is a deleterious and synergistic interaction between TB, HIV, tobacco smoking and COPD in a large proportion of the world's population. (ersjournals.com)
  • Potential interactions between tobacco smoking, HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with resultant pulmonary disability. (ersjournals.com)
  • Unlike the smoking "epidemic" in the developed world, which occurred at a time when exposure to TB and environmental pollution was decreasing, the modern COPD epidemic is, in addition, being fuelled by industrialisation and the rampant spread of TB and HIV 10 - 13 . (ersjournals.com)
  • We searched PubMed for peer-reviewed literature published over the last three decades with a focus on studies that reported data on the associations between smoking, TB, COPD and HIV. (ersjournals.com)
  • The primary cause of COPD is tobacco smoke. (who.int)
  • The primary cause of COPD is exposure to tobacco smoke (either active smoking or second-hand smoke). (who.int)
  • Major risk factors for developing COPD are tobacco smoking or exposure to occupational, outdoor and indoor air pollution. (hse.ie)
  • COPD is a common condition that mainly affects people who smoke or used to smoke. (hse.ie)
Potential sources of indoor1
  • The content in this section focuses on the above potential sources of indoor air pollution. (cdc.gov)
Health16
  • Towards a smoke-free health service : report of a seminar, London, UK, on World's 2nd No-Tobacco Day, 31 May 1989. (who.int)
  • Towards a smoke-free health service : the 2nd report : report of a seminar, London, UK, 1 October 1991. (who.int)
  • Towards a smoke-free health service : the 3rd report : report of a seminar, London, UK, 24 May 1993. (who.int)
  • Effects of smoking on the fetus, neonate, and child : proceedings of a symposium held on 9-11 July 1990 at the Ciba Foundation and sponsored by the UK Department of Health / edited by David Poswillo and Eva Alberman. (who.int)
  • Objective To determine the impact on bar employee's health and exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) before and after the implementation of Michigan's Dr Ron Davis smoke-free air law that went into effect on 1 May 2010, prohibiting smoking in places of work, including bars. (bmj.com)
  • When a wildfire occurs in your area, watch for news or health warnings about smoke. (cdc.gov)
  • Indoor air pollution can pose a serious health threat. (cdc.gov)
  • 3 Global Health Observato ry http://www.who.int/gho/phe/en/ (accessed 18 March 2015). (who.int)
  • Air pollution is a leading environmental threat to human health. (cdc.gov)
  • The negative health effects from cigarette smoking account for an estimated 500,000 deaths, or nearly 1 of every 5 deaths, each year in the United States. (cdc.gov)
  • Although air pollution has decreased in many parts of the world, it represents a major and growing health problem for the residents of some cities in certain industrializing countries. (cdc.gov)
  • Conversely, those with preexisting heart and lung disease, children, and older adults have an increased risk for adverse health effects from even short-term exposure to air pollution. (cdc.gov)
  • 80 countries around the world, and the World Health Organization posts historical data on outdoor air pollution in urban areas. (cdc.gov)
  • Tobacco kills over 8 million people every year and destroys our environment, further harming human health, through the cultivation, production, distribution, consumption, and post-consumer waste. (who.int)
  • It remains in the air for hours after smoked tobacco has been extinguished and can cause or contribute to various adverse health effects in adults and children, even if exposed for a short time. (tobaccoatlas.org)
  • It is important to take poor air quality seriously as exposure to smoke can cause health problems," Vanderhoff said. (timesgazette.com)
Laws that prohibit1
  • 1 Smokefree laws that prohibit smoking in all indoor areas of a venue fully protect nonsmokers from involuntary exposure to secondhand smoke indoors. (cdc.gov)
Protect your lungs1
  • These masks will not protect your lungs from smoke. (cdc.gov)
Modifiable2
  • Cigarette smoking is the strongest modifiable factor, which shortens the life span and deteriorates the quality of life. (aaem.pl)
  • Moreover, tobacco smoking, a modifiable risk factor, is associated with poorer outcomes in HIV-associated opportunistic infections, of which TB is the commonest in developing countries. (ersjournals.com)
Environmental tobac2
  • The chemistry of environmental tobacco smoke : composition and measurement / M. R. Guerin, R. A. Jenkins, B. A. Tomkins. (who.int)
  • Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), or secondhand smoke, is increasingly recognized as the direct cause of lung disease in adults and children. (medscape.com)
Fumes1
20171
  • Results of NSO in 2017 shows that 32.7% of adults aged 15 years and above are exposed to tobacco smoke at home, 68.2 % of adults aged 15 years and above are exposed to tobacco smoke at transportation service. (who.int)
Acute3
  • Smoking is associated with acute and long term structural changes in the airways and pulmonary parenchyma, including upper airway mucosal gland hypertrophy and hyperplasia. (medscape.com)
  • 2015. Greater γ-tocopherol status during acute smoking abstinence with nicotine replacement therapy improved vascular endothelial function by decreasing 8-iso-15(S)-prostaglandin F2α. . (oregonstate.edu)
  • Exposure to secondhand smoke can lead to lung cancer, acute and chronic coronary heart disease (CHD), and eye and nasal irritation in adults. (tobaccoatlas.org)
Conclusions1
  • Conclusions Existing policies and practices were successful in lowering THS pollution levels in non-smoker cars compared with smoker cars. (bmj.com)
Prohibit1
  • Smoke-free policies are public-sector regulations and private-sector rules that prohibit smoking in indoor spaces and designated public areas. (thecommunityguide.org)
Levels5
  • When smoke levels are high, do not use anything that burns, such as candles and fireplaces. (cdc.gov)
  • In an animal model, tobacco exposure induced systemic and local responses, including elevation of plasma levels of C5a and brain-derived neurotrophic factor and increases in pulmonary tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, interleukin (IL)-5, monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1, and the density of substance P-positive nerves along the bronchial epithelium. (medscape.com)
  • In conclusion, locally tailored implementation of improved cookstoves/heaters is acceptable and has considerable effects on respiratory symptoms and indoor pollution, yet mean PM 2.5 levels remain above WHO recommendations. (nature.com)
  • High levels of air pollution and extreme hot and cold temperatures have been linked to increases in heart disease and deaths from heart attacks. (cdc.gov)
  • Tobacco smoke contributes to higher air pollution levels and contains three kinds of greenhouse gases. (who.int)
Smokers2
  • Data from the New York State Adult Tobacco Survey indicated that public support for the smokefree law increased among both smokers and nonsmokers within 2 years after the law took effect. (cdc.gov)
  • RESULTS: In 2012, 27.9% of respondents were never-smokers who reported being susceptible to trying cigarette smoking. (who.int)
Occupational1
  • Ahrens W, Jockel KH, Patzak W, Elsner G: Alcohol, smoking and occupational factors in cancer of larynx: a case control study. (aaem.pl)
Exposures2
20192
  • Exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) was one of the leading risk factors for deaths globally in 2019, accounting for approximately 1.3 million deaths and contributing to 37 million Disability-Adjusted life years (DALYs), with 11.2% of the burden in children under the age of 5 years. (tobaccoatlas.org)
  • El Día Mundial Sin Tabaco 2019 se centra en el tabaco y la salud pulmonar. (bvsalud.org)
Indoor air4
California2
  • Introduction Some car rental companies in California and other states in the USA have established non-smoking policies for their vehicles. (bmj.com)
  • In 1998, a statewide smokefree law prohibiting smoking in all indoor areas of bars was implemented in California. (cdc.gov)
Products5
Outdoor3
Interventions1
  • Reducing HAP encompasses three types of interventions: at the source of smoke, directed towards the living environment, and aimed at the user. (nature.com)
Risk6
Harmful effects1