3rd hand smoke

Everyone knows smoking is bad and getting second hand smoke can cause just the same amount of damage, but did you know that new discoveries have shown that 3rd hand smoke can be just as bad?!?!?! Berkeley scientists just finished running some lab test and have discovered that after one smokes the residues that follow one back indoors hold a dangerous affect one people especially the young ones

Toxic particles from cigarette smoke can linger on surfaces long after the cigarette has been put out, and small children are particularly susceptible because they are likely to breathe in close proximity, or even lick and suck them, they say.

Researcher Lara Gundel, of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, said: "Smoking outside is better than smoking indoors but nicotine residues will stick to a smoker's skin and clothing.

The most important step parents can take to protect their families from the dangers of cigarette smoke is to make their homes and cars smokefree

Ed Young of Cancer Research UK
"Those residues follow a smoker back inside and get spread everywhere. The biggest risk is to young children.