Passive Smoking Being a Major Health Potential

Smoking has become a major health problem worldwide. even in some countries, there should not be a ban on smoking in public places from inhaling other people's smoke is more dangerous than smoking cigarettes alone. Even the dangers of passive smoking to be borne triple jeopardy active smokers.

Citing the results of the WHO study, Budi said, smoke-free environments is the only effective strategy to provide protection for passive smokers.

Providing smoking area are also not fully protect nonsmokers from the dangers of smoking. "The provision of smoking areas inside the building as well as urinating in the corner of the pool, will blend well," he said. "Smoke will continue to penetrate the vents."

Data Global Youth Survey in 1999-2006, as many as 81 percent of children aged 13-15 years in Indonesia exposed to smoke in public places or become passive smokers. "Whereas the average percentage of the world's only 56 percent," he said.

The survey also showed that more than 150 million Indonesian population to secondhand smoke at home, in the office, in public places, on public transport.

While data of the National Socio-Economic Survey 2004 showed that more than 87 percent of active smokers to smoke in the house when you're with family members. The survey also found 71 percent of households have expenditures for smoking.

Setyo Budiantoro of the Public Health Association of Indonesia (IAKMI) said, as many as 25 percent of harmful substances contained in cigarette smokers into the body, while 75 percent free air circulating inside your body at risk for those around him.

The concentration of harmful substances in the body due to passive smoking more toxic smoke inhaled by active smokers are not filtered. While cigarette toxins in the body filtered through the end of the active smokers of cigarettes smoked. "However, the concentration of toxins active smokers could increase if active smokers inhale smoke again he exhales."

Toxins produced by the largest cigarette smoke billowing from the tip of the cigarette is not inhaled. Because the smoke produced by the burning of tobacco that is not perfect.

Following a number of harmful substances contained in a cigarette:

Tar
- In the human body, tar trigger lung irritation and cancer.
- In the body of second-hand smoke, tar will be concentrated three times higher than in the body of active smokers.

Nicotine
- In the human body or opiate addiction effects that trigger increased consumption.
- In the body of passive smoking, the nicotine will be concentrated three times higher than in the body of active smokers.

Carbon monoxide
- It is a dangerous gas that can reduce oxygen levels in the body. Binding of oxygen by carbon monoxide is then triggered the occurrence of heart disease.
- In the body of second-hand smoke, harmful gases will be concentrated three times higher than in the body of active smokers.

Hazardous chemicals
- The form of gas and hazardous substances that amounted to thousands. In the human body, these harmful chemicals increase the risk of cancer.
- In the body of second-hand smoke, harmful chemicals will be concentrated 50-fold compared to the body of active smokers.