Some parents become very defensive when healthcare officers advise them not to smoke especially with their children around. Secondhand smoke, or environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), is the combination of smoke from the burning end of a cigarette and the smoke exhaled by smokers. Anyone can be exposed to secondhand smoke in homes, cars, the workplace and public places such as bars, restaurants and recreational settings. Secondhand smoke contains more than 7,000 chemicals. Secondhand smoke can cause serious health problems in children, including frequent lower respiratory illness, wheezing and coughing, more frequent and severe asthma attacks and also ear infections.

Source: The Star September 25, 2017 00:45 UTC