Kids

Secondhand smoke exposure hurts children.

In children, secondhand smoke exposure causes:

• higher rates of asthma
  
  
• more colds and upper respiratory infections
  
  
• lower birth weights
  
  
• more ear infections
  
  
• higher rates of SIDS
  (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)

You can protect children from the harms of secondhand smoke exposure by:

• quitting smoking
  
  
• establishing strict no-smoking rules for your home and car
  
  
• only going to smoke-free restaurants
  
  
• working with your city council to help your town go smoke-free