Secondhand Smoke is Dangerous

Studies show that there is no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke.

Breathing secondhand smoke increases your chances of lung problems, cancer, heart attack, and stroke.

According to the American Lung Association, approximately 3,400 non-smokers die from lung cancer each year from exposure to secondhand smoke.

If you are a current smoker know this, the Izard County Tobacco Prevention Program is on your side. We are not looking down on you, casting you aside or anything of the nature. We are here to help you because we've seen firsthand the results of smoking and want to be there for you!

I know this all comes as a shock to most smokers. We think that it's only our bodies that were harming. I wish that was the case here, because in Arkansas secondhand smoke is the third leading preventable cause of death.

Secondhand smoke...causes 30 times as many lung cancer deaths as all regulated pollutants combined!