Environmental Smoke Exposure
Aka: Environmental Smoke Exposure, Passive Smoke Exposure, Secondhand Smoke
II. Epidemiology: Smoke exposure related U.S. Deaths/Year
- Lung Cancer 3,000 deaths/year
- Ischemic Heart Disease 62,000 deaths/year
- Pulmonary disease 300,000 cases and 212 deaths/year
- SIDS (Crib Death): 2700 deaths/year
- Pediatric Meningococcus infection (maternal smoking)
III. Pathophysiology
- Smoke exposure increases inflammatory markers
IV. U.S. States with highest rates of Tobacco abuse
- Kentucky (31%)
- Nevada (29%)
- Missouri (27%)
- Indiana (27%)
- Ohio (26%)
- West Virginia (26%)
- North Carolina (26%)
- Tennessee (26%)
- New Hampshire (25%)
- Alabama (25%)
- Arkansas (25%)
- Alaska (25%)
V. U.S. States with lowest rates of smoking
- Utah (13%)
- Puerto Rico (13%)
- California (17%)
- Arizona (19%)
- Montana (19%)
- Hawaii (20%)
- Minnesota (20%)
- Connecticut (20%)
- Massachusetts (20%)
- Colorado (20%)
- Maryland (20%)
- Washington (21%)
VI. Prevention of second hand smoke
- Limit smoking in public places
- Strong support for smoking bans
- Both smokers and nonsmokers agree with bans
- Locations achieving strong supported for bans
- Schools and day care centers (universal support)
- Indoor work areas
- Restaurants