Healthy Living: Second-Hand Smoke
By: KARK 4 News
Updated: December 18, 2012
For anyone who lives or has lived in an apartment, you know how your neighbors habits can effect you --there's loud music, heavy walkers, but what about second-hand smoke?
A new report shows how apartment dwellers may be exposed to second-hand smoke even if they themselves keep a smoke-free home.
Researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate a quarter of all Americans live in multi-unit housing, like apartment buildings or condos -- that's nearly 80-million people.
The report shows a majority don't allow smoking in their homes, however nearly half are exposed to second-hand smoke that seeps in through the walls, windows and ventilation systems from other units in their building.
Second-hand smoke has been linked to a variety of health problems -- from asthma and ear infections in children to heart disease and lung cancer in adults.
A new report shows how apartment dwellers may be exposed to second-hand smoke even if they themselves keep a smoke-free home.
Researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate a quarter of all Americans live in multi-unit housing, like apartment buildings or condos -- that's nearly 80-million people.
The report shows a majority don't allow smoking in their homes, however nearly half are exposed to second-hand smoke that seeps in through the walls, windows and ventilation systems from other units in their building.
Second-hand smoke has been linked to a variety of health problems -- from asthma and ear infections in children to heart disease and lung cancer in adults.
