Secondhand Smoke Summary

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The article “Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke” and the video “Secondhand smoke: Triumphs and tragedies”, both attempt to educate viewers on the effects of secondhand smoke as people go about their daily lives. “Health effects of secondhand smoke” states the little known negative health effects of exposure, and “Second Hand Smoke: Triumphs and Tragedies” tells stories of lives lost and improvements made in the realm of protecting the population from the dangers of secondhand smoke. For example, The City of El Paso banned all smoking in restaurants, with no effect to local businesses or the economy, the only change following the enactment of this law was cleaner air for all. Second hand smoke has been prevalent in my life for as long as I

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