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Passive Smoking – There’s Nothing Passive About It 

Skopje-- The Ministry of Health and USAID have launched an innovative public information campaign tackling the subject of passive smoking; that is, the effects that smoking has on other people in the environment. This is the first time in Macedonia the issue of passive smoking has been raised in an advertising campaign. The message is clear: there’s nothing passive about it – passive smoking is harmful to health. . . .

Speaking at the launch of the campaign, USAID Mission Director Dick Goldman said, “For years research has shown that exposure to second-hand smoke not only worsens existing health problems but also directly harms health. For instance, passive smoking can increase your risk of lung cancer by 20 to 30%, heart disease by 25 to 35%, and stroke by 80%. The air in a room where people are smoking contains around 4,000 chemicals, some of which are known to cause cancer.  The facts are clear: passive smoking is a deadly serious threat to people’s health and well-being.”

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