On average, children are exposed to more secondhand smoke than adults. Children are significantly affected by secondhand smoke. Children’s bodies are still developing, and exposure to the poisons in secondhand smoke puts them at risk of severe respiratory diseases and can hinder the growth of their lungs. Secondhand smoke is a known cause of low birth weight, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, middle ear infection, and other diseases.
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<span>In a couple of sentences, describe the cognitive effects secondhand smoke can have upon children.
</span><span>They inhale more than 4,000 toxic substances, they are passive smokers, they involuntarily inhale the smoke from one or more smokers. DANGER: respiratory diseases coughing, wheezing, bronchitis, recurrent ear infections, asthma, risk of tooth decay in children, some tobacco dependence, risk of becoming future smokers. passive smoking also aggravates preexisting chronic respiratory diseases, cystic fibrosis and is associated with a risk of sudden infant death syndrome.</span>
