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<br />young children are 'especially <br />vulnerable to the poisons in <br />secondhand, smoke. <br />o Both babies whose mothers <br />smoke while pr.egnant and' <br />babies who are exposed to <br />secondha nd smoke after <br />birth are more Iik~~y to die <br />from sudden infant death <br />syndrome (5105) than <br />babies who are not exposed <br />to cigarette smoke. <br />o Babies whose mothers <br />smoke while pregnant or who, <br />are exposed to secondhand <br />smoke after birth have <br />weaker lungs t~an <br />unexposed babies, which <br />increases the risk for many <br />health problems. <br />o Among infants and 'children, <br />seco'ndhand smoke cause <br />bronchitis and pneumonia, <br />and increases the 'risk of ear <br />infectior"Js. <br />o Secondhand smoke exposure <br />can cause ch'ildrenvmo <br />already have asthma to <br />experience more, frequent <br />and severe attacks. <br /> <br />4. Exposure of adul~s to <br />secondhand smoke has <br />immediate adverse effects on the <br />cardiovascular system and <br />causes coronary heart disease <br />and lung cancer. <br /> <br />Supporting Ev~dence <br />o Concentrations of many <br />cancer.causin9, and toxic <br />chemicals are higher in <br />secondhan~ smoke than in <br />the smoke -inhaled by <br />smokers. <br />o Breathing ,seconqhand smoke, <br />for even a short time can <br />have imllj\ediate adverse <br />effects on the car;diovascular <br />s)'stem and interferes with <br />the normal functioning of the <br />heart,' blood, and vascular <br />systems in ways that <br />ilicrease the risk of a heart <br /> <br />hfh",II"".rvuw ~lIr(Jp()n (J'f'np.r~ I ~''''f'\,,/1i 'hr~rv 1,,('(' f\'n-fih$l"rt c:mn lo"/fqf' tc:h~l,.t~/f.."\~1 c:hPf'th htm J <br /> <br />7A: <br />Page 7 ,i <br /> <br />c)1l ?n007 <br />