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Smoke inhalation is the breathing in of harmful fumes (produced as by-products of combusting substances) through the respiratory tract. [1] This can cause smoke inhalation injury (subtype of acute inhalation injury) which is damage to the respiratory tract caused by chemical and/or heat exposure, as well as possible systemic toxicity after smoke inhalation.
Second-hand smoke is a mixture of smoke from the burning end of a cigarette, pipe or cigar, and the smoke exhaled from the lungs of smokers. It is involuntarily inhaled, lingers in the air hours after cigarettes have been extinguished, and may cause a wide range of adverse health effects, including cancer, respiratory infections, and asthma. [254]
A recent study found that smoking an e-cigarette decreased the amount of oxygen being taken in by the lungs, regardless of whether it contained nicotine
Third-hand smoke is contamination by tobacco smoke that lingers following the extinguishing of a cigarette, cigar, or other combustible tobacco product. [1] First-hand smoke refers to what is inhaled into the smoker's own lungs, while second-hand smoke is a mixture of exhaled smoke and other substances leaving the smoldering end of the cigarette that enters the atmosphere and can be inhaled by ...
Using data provided by the Office for National Statistics, the researchers found the difference in life expectancy between smokers and non-smokers to be 6.5 years.
And studies suggest that these two foods may play a role in helping to repair the lungs of ex-smokers, making them two standout foods good for lungs and breathing. “Apples and tomatoes contain ...
[1] [2] Smoke, chlorine, phosgene, sulfur dioxide, hydrogen chloride, hydrogen sulfide, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, and ammonia are common irritants. Depending on the type and amount of irritant gas inhaled, victims can experience symptoms ranging from minor respiratory discomfort to acute airway and lung injury and even death.
The lung cancer risk to former smokers does decrease over time when compared with similar people who continue to smoke. When compared with never-smokers, however, their risks remain three times ...