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How to Avoid Secondhand Smoke
It’s simple: Avoid being around people who are smoking, and try to
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convince those around you who smoke to quit. Anyone who does smoke
should do so outside, as far away from other people as possible.

Your home is probably the most important place to keep smoke-free. Being
far away from smoke can help lower your chances of having respiratory
infections and many other serious conditions.

Therefore, banning smoking in public places and at homes (when children
are around) would also have a significant positive effect.
[Adapted from Reuters (March 4, 2014) and WebMD (2014)]

Word Trove

tobacco /təˈbækəʊ/ : dried leaves which people smoke in cigarettes

vulnerable /ˈvʌlnərəbl/ : in danger
infant /ˈɪnfənt/ : a baby or a very young child

asthma /ˈæsmə/ : a respiratory condition that causes difficulty in breathing

respiratory /rəˈspɪrətri/ : relating to breathing
exposure /ɪkˈspəʊʒə(r)/ : being in a situation where it might affect you.

irreversible /ˌɪrɪˈvɜːsəbl/ : that can not be changed into previous condition
arteries /ˈɑːtəriz/ : blood vessels that carry blood from the heart to all

parts of the body
stroke /strəʊk/ : a sudden serious illness when a blood vessel (= tube) in
the brain bursts or is blocked

attributable /əˈtrɪbjətəbl/ : related

fatal /ˈfeɪtl/ : causing death
premature /ˈpremətʃə(r)/ : too early; occurring before the proper time

chronic /ˈkrɒnɪk/ : an illness that lasts for a long time

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