Kick the habit
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- Wednesday, January 26, 2005 | Nursery World
Finding ways to help parents quit smoking will be challenging. Karen Faux suggests how to tackle this sensitive issue Children are the most passive captors of all when it comes to breathing in second-hand smoke. Made up of a complex mixture of more than 4,000 chemical compounds, including at least 40 known carcinogens, tobacco smoke also contains carbon monoxide which inhibits the blood's ability to carry oxygen to vital organs. While the effects of passive smoking on adults are well documented, the implications for the very young are even more horrifying.