Children exposed to secondhand smoke in their homes are more vulnerable to respiratory illnesses such as asthma because they absorb greater concentrations of smoke than adults do, says Christie Whitman, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator.
The EPA campaign against smoking indoors began recently. Parents are being asked to sign pledges to stop "exposing their children to secondhand smoke given off by cigarettes pipes or exhaled from lungs.
Secondhand smoke is the leading cause of lung cancer in people, says the EPA. A new survey conducted by the Consumer Federation of America, predicts that 70 percent of parents who smoke will take their 'wacky tobaccy' outside to protect their children.
Sencondhand smoke has also been linked to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, as well as new cases of asthma and developmental problems in children.
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