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Smokefree NUH

Facts

Exposure to secondhand smoke increases a person’s risk of lung cancer by 24 per cent and their risk of heart disease by 25 per cent.
A study of 4,400 children published by the US government in 2005 found that reading and maths skills were hindered by even limited exposure to secondhand smoke.
Tobacco smoke is the only proven human carcinogen that is unregulated during working hours in the UK.
Secondhand smoke can linger in a room for up to two and a half hours, even if the window is open.
Eighty per cent of Britain’s 5.1 million asthma sufferers have suffered an asthma attack due to secondhand smoke.

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