More nicotine Flashcards
1
Q
Secondhand smoke ranks in what place for causes of preventable death in the U.S?
A
ranks 3rd!
2
Q
How did smoking hurt restaurant employees?
A
- Waiters and waitresses have nearly four times the rate of lung cancer and twice the rate of heart disease as any other profession.
- According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, if you work in the restaurant business you are four times more likely to get lung cancer.
- Heavily exposed restaurant workers can inhale chemicals equivalent to actively smoking two packs of cigarettes per day.