The effects of secondhand smoking amonged children in London is becoming a growing issue in the United Kingdom according to different research source
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Introduction
The effects of secondhand
smoking amonged children in London is becoming a growing issue in the United
Kingdom according to different research sources that show the effects of second
hand smoking in children from 0-15 years
{including the unborn babies} are affected as a results of a mother
being a smoker which can cause the health complications in children.
Secondhand smoking or {passive smoking} is the inhalation of smoke or
environmental tobacco smoke which made by a person other than the intended. For example an article by the Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS, 2011)
(Dr. R. Steiner, 2008) started that,
secondhand smoke is particularly dangerous to non- smokers and children as it
can cause asthma and the risks of coronary heart disease when it is exposed to
them. Children have little say or power
in their home or living places, for example in shared accommodation, in pubs,
restaurant, vehicles and compound as they are generally unable to leave from
areas where passive smoking exposure occur.
The children are at high risk of secondhand
smoking exposure according to Public health {NHS, 2014}. It indicates that more than 2 million of London children are
visiting their G.P due to the effects of the secondhand smoke based on literacy
review. The government law changed in 2007 made it clear to people that smoking
in public premises, or smoking in a car with a child is unacceptable behavior.
It suggested that, the regulations smoke free signs were introduced by {ASH, 2013}, to protect the children.
It has been suggested by {Cancer
Research UK, 2015} that, the secondhand smoking has been linked to 2200
diseases among the children who exposed to the smoke every year; this has
become a local and national problem as it has put more pressure on department of
health. Secondhand smoking has been linked to affect 165,000 children in UK
including London by {Cancer research, 2016}.
