Why should I care about second-hand smoke?

Because it can harm your family, friends, and yourself!  Children who breathe secondhand smoke are more likely to suffer from pneumonia, bronchitis, and other lung diseases. Ear Infections... Children who breathe secondhand smoke can have more ear infections. Asthma... Children who breathe secondhand smoke can have more asthma attacks and the episodes can be more severe. Secondhand smoke may also cause thousands of healthy children to develop asthma each year. Infants and very young children who breathe secondhand smoke are more likely to get lung infections, resulting in thousands of hospitalizations each year.