Why not smoke indoors?

Each cigarette causes irreparable damage to health. Scientists warn that particles of tobacco smoke settling on furniture and curtains, hinder the growth and development of babies. To clarify this, they helped another experiment.

Smoking of the third order

If you smoke in an apartment, the smallest particles of harmful substances, along with smoke, penetrate the upholstery of furniture, objects and fabrics, which leads to serious health consequences. The so-called third-order smoking harms, in the first place, small children who like to explore everything and pull into their mouths. If you go out with a cigarette on the balcony, you are only injuring your health, and if the whole apartment is full of smoke, all of its inhabitants unwittingly become smokers. Also think, after all at them there is no opportunity to avoid poisonous vapors of a nicotine, time after time they inhale this poison, appearing in smoky premises. This has extremely negative consequences for the health of everyone who enters such an apartment. Not to mention the fact that the house retains the persistent smell of tobacco, which is extremely difficult to withdraw, even doing cleaning regularly.

To prevent the occurrence of cancer

The first disturbing wave of scientists picked up in 2010, when it turned out that nicotine reacts in the air with various substances, turning into carcinogens that cause cancer. They advised even to reduce the time spent in the apartment of smokers, in which all bright surfaces acquire a characteristic yellowish shade and the air smells like a persistent smell of tobacco.

Does nicotine affect growth?

In order to test the effect of third-order smoking on children, scientists conducted an experiment with newborn mice. Some of them grew in conditions of nicotine-polluted apartment, and another - in an environmentally friendly environment. It turned out that the mice exposed to the influence of cigarette smoke weighed less than their peers from the second group. However, this was a temporary effect, which disappeared right after the cubs were placed in an uncontaminated environment. Already 3 weeks after the change in the situation, the mice, which lagged behind, caught up with their relatives.

How it works

The effect is observed due to the fact that nicotine affects the production of red blood cells, directly related to the state of immunity. In mice that were exposed to the influence of third-order smoking, an increased content of platelets and leukocytes was found in the blood, they were painful and sometimes they had allergic reactions. Two weeks after the end of the experiment, these indicators came back to normal.

Why it is important to protect children from tobacco smoke

Scientists worry that many smokers underestimate the risk of the consequences of cigarette smoke for those who are in close proximity to them. They often think that there is nothing wrong with smoking a cigarette in the toilet or in the kitchen, if at the moment there are no other people in it. However, third-rate smoking is really a serious problem, because people whose health unwittingly is at risk can not avoid this influence. They are forced to continue daily inhaling these particles, which may one day lead to lung cancer. And you will not even suspect why a nonsmoker suddenly fell ill with a disease of smokers.

Take care of loved ones!

Take care of those who are close to you, especially your own children. We want them to live a healthy and happy life. If you can not cope with the bad habit at home, then do not accustom to passive smoking, even those who surround you. Try to go out on the balcony or outside, do not need to smoke in the apartment. And even better - stop smoking and surround yourself with the scents of flowers, fresh air and be healthy!