carbon monoxide and cigarette smoking in smoke harms health KNOW 15 Poisons in Cigarette

One of Australia's largest states, Queensland, has created several smoke-free public spaces, including restrictions on smoking at campsites, public swimming pools and playgrounds

Adolescents with a smoking parent are more likely to experiment with smoking at an early age and more likely to become regular smokers than those without a smoking parent [1]

While an earlier assessment in the BMJ in 2000 found that on average a single cigarette reduced life expectancy by about 11 minutes, the latest analysis published in the Journal of Addiction nearly doubles the figure to 20 minutes 17 minutes for men and 22 minutes for women

Wills TA, Knight R, Williams RJ, Pagano I, Sargent JD