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Many of us smoke without actually smoking i.e. without even holding cigarette in our hand.
The Answer is: Yes, You smoke either due to ignorance or practical situations.
b) You never encounter above situation because either your circle persons don’t smoke or they
smoke not in front of you.
The Answer is: Congrats....You don’t smoke due to your luck...Your social circle is so free of
smoke.
c) You strongly oppose and either get out of the place/situation or able to convince the smoker
to stop smoking while you are there.
The Answer is: Congrats...You don’t smoke due to your guts to oppose.
(Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passive_smoking)
Before knowing what are these terms, first know about the harmful effects:
Exposure to second-hand smoke causes same diseases which are caused by active smoking and
may even cause disability, cancer and death.
Various studies have proven this fact that the Passive Smoking specially 2 nd
Hand Smoking is MORE DANGEROUS TO HEALTH than Regular (Active)
Smoking.
For details on results of one of such studies, pl visit
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1748121/
Example:
Suppose your friend is smoking in a room where you are also seated.
Here, your friend is Active Smoker (First Hand Smoker) and you are Passive Smoker (2 nd Hand
Smoker) and Interesting fact (as above mentioned) is that you are more likely to suffer diseases
caused with Smoking in comparison to your friend.
(You are receiving ‘gift’ from your friend in form of diseases caused by smoking )
Another example:
Here, all Passengers specially seated nearby the smoking passenger are 2 nd hand smokers.
Suppose you enter into a room from which one person has just come out after smoking 2-3
cigarettes.
Although this is less harmful in comparison to 2 nd Hand Smoking but may be equally harmful as in
case of Real smoking.
SOLUTIONS:
Now, Question arises what to do in such cases especially in 2 nd hand smoking (SHS):
1) Politely oppose
Simple, you politely oppose the person who is smoking in front of you and say that you
are not comfortable with the smoke (even if you don’t feel such & can handle smoke).
3) Awareness
Spread awareness. There are lot of awareness by Govt (pictorial warning on tobacco
packs etc) & NGOs about the dangers of smoking, but no one warns about the risks of
second hand smoke.
If your office has smokers, ask HR to provide separate smoking zone for smoker
colleagues.
If your Boss is also smoker and frequently plays with cigarette, give him message directly
or indirectly. During my previous job, my Boss was chain smoker and I made a “Thanks
for Not Smoking” poster and pasted all over the office hall. Although it didn’t deter him
to stop smoking during office hours but he tried to smoke whenever I was not around.
4) Play Tricks
This is upto your imagination. My favourite trick which I used successfully few times
during my bus Travels in Rajasthan (where most of villagers use to smoke ‘bidi’) was
below.
Even after your polite request to quit smoking, the smoker doesn’t stops. Go to the
person and say you feel like vomiting and act as if you are just going to vomit over him.
So, after knowing about Second Hand Smoking, Nobody has right to say that:
“Oh God... Why are you calling me earlier than my smoker Boss/friend?”
RAISE your Voice against Second Hand Smoking after all it is matter of Your Health and No one (of
course except you) has right to effect it in harmful manner.
Hope you liked today’s article and Wish you have smoke free environment wherever you go or
work...
Best regards,
Pawan Kabra