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Saving Lives: Secondhand Smoke Laws
Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death, but the danger from tobacco smoke has made secondhand smoke the third preventable cause of death in the United States. Secondhand smoke contains about 4,000 chemicals, approximately 50 of which can cause cancer. Secondhand smoke may cause cardiovascular disease, respiratory illness, and lung cancer, but thanks to new smoke-free laws, public exposure to secondhand smoke is dropping.
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