What are the risks of secondhand smoke exposure?
Secondhand smoke exposure is known to cause immediate adverse events in nonsmokers, and can even trigger a heart attack. Even brief exposure to secondhand smoke has been linked to 41,000 preventable deaths per year in adult nonsmokers. The US Department of Housing and Urban Development has prohibited the use of combustible tobacco products in all public housing living units, indoor common areas, and public housing agency administrative office buildings, extending to all outdoor areas up to 25 feet from public housing buildings.