Cigarette Smoke Indoors

Second-hand smoke is both the smoke released by the cigarette when it is smouldering between puffs and the exhaled smoke from a smokers' lungs.

Many of the chemicals found in second-hand smoke cause cancer or are otherwise toxic to the human body. 

The following materials are available on this site:

	Fact Sheet:  Second hand Smoke in Canadian Communities.  (October 2003) A look at smoking provisions across Canada
	Second Hand Smoke in the Workplace Proceedings of a workshop on occupational health and second hand smoke - March 2002
	Strengthening Restrictions on Smoking Proceedings of a workshop on second hand smoke -- and links to many key resources (May 2001)
	What's in Smoke The established health effects of the 39 chemicals measured in cigarette smoke
	What am I Inhaling? An interactive web-tool that lets you know how much of 39 chemicals from cigarettes you may inhale when you share space with smokers.
	Second-hand smoke & kids' health What cigarette smoke does to kids' health and what parents are - and aren't - doing about it.
	Children in Care  PSC reviews the responsibilities of governments to protect foster children and other children in its care from second hand smoke.
	Custody and Access  A resource to help parents and concerned family arrive at a custody arrangement that protects children from second hand smoke.
	How the tobacco companies tried to block restrictions on smoking -- a review of industry documents.