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<br />The Health,
<br />Consequences of
<br />Involuntary Exposure to
<br />Tobacco S,moke:, A
<br />Report of the Surgeon'
<br />General, U,.,'S.
<br />Department of Hea:lth
<br />and Human Services
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<br />6 Major Conclusipns of tll,e
<br />Surgeon G'eneral Report
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<br />Sl;lloking Is the single: greatest
<br />avoi'qable ca'use of disease and.
<br />death. In this report, The Health
<br />Consequences of Involuntary
<br />Exposure,to Tobacco Smoke: A
<br />Report of the Surgeon General., the
<br />Surgeon Generall1as concluded
<br />that:
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<br />1. Many mUlions of Americans, :both
<br />children 'and adults, are stiH
<br />exposed to secondhand smoke in
<br />their homes and workplaces
<br />despite substantial progress in
<br />tobacco control.
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<br />Supporting EVidence
<br />o Levels of a chemtcal call~d
<br />cotinine, a biomarker of
<br />secondhand smoke
<br />exposure, fell by 70 percent
<br />from '1988-91 to 2001-02. In
<br />national surveys" however,
<br />43 percent 'of U.S.
<br />nonsmokers still have
<br />detectable levels of cotinine. "
<br />o AI'most 60 percerit,()f U.S.
<br />chUdren aged 3-11 years-or
<br />almost 22 mIllion children-
<br />are exposed to secondhand
<br />smoke.
<br />0, Approximately',30 percent of
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