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Author: Edwina Scott From: AAP October 27, 2009 1:16PM
Intro: FOUR in 10 Victorian smokers continue to light up around children, new figures show.
Data released from a Cancer Council Victoria survey of 4,500 people also reveals 11 per cent of regular smokers either usually or always smoke inside the home, even if living with children.
Royal Children's Hospital pediatrician Dr Rob Roseby said smoking increases the risk of SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) and elevates the risk of contracting meningococcal disease by a staggering 700 per cent.
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A new Quit ad campaign on the dangers of exposing children to secondhand smoke will air in Victoria from Sunday.
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