The Silent Murderer

Second-hand smoke is becoming a widely discussed and contraversial topic.In the year of 2000, medical researchers discovered a development of certian types of cancers linked to second-hand smoke. Though, certain public places provided designated smoking sections, some people felt that their health was still at risk and an uproar erupted. Non-smokers were pushing for action and in some states they succeeded, for example, in southern California outside smoking was banned, creating a non-smoking city.

According to MedicineNet.com, second-hand smoke is defined as enviornmentaltobacco smoke that is inhaled involuntarily or passively by someone who is not smoking. Second-hand smoke can come from two different sources; smoke that is produced by a burning tobacco product, as well as smoke that is exhaled by someone smoking tobacco. Non-smokers who are exsposed to second-hand smoke have increased risk for adverse health effects, as well as a chance at disease and premature death.

Let's say a small, young girl is raised in a smoking enviornment. Her parents continuously smoke in her presence and she continuously inhales it. Day after day, year after year she is exposed to second-hand smoke and her