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What do you understand by passive smoking?
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Passive smoking, also known as second¬hand smoking, happens when a non-smoker breathes in the smoke from someone else’s cigarette, cigar, or pipe. This smoke contains harmful chemicals, just like the smoke inhaled by the smoker.
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