Smokers next to me.

[Leprous]

Well, not sure if this would be the right place to post this, and I kinda feel like an idiot for asking this.

So at school there are a bunch of guys who are always next to the spot me and a few friends are at during breaks. All their smoke ends up in my face and I'm wondering if this has any healt risks for me, I know I'm not smoking myself, but they are like, 2 meters away from us.

[James Dean]

Yes it can. It is called second hand smoke. If you have asthma or any other breathing problems, this could cause problems. I would be careful, probably keep a big distance between them if this is bothering you.

[TheLoneWolf]

Yes, it's very bad for you. Try to avoid it.
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/tobaccocancer/secondhand-smoke

[Uranus]

Yes. It can be bad. Like CELT said, second hand smoke, which is by unwillingly inhaling the smoke they breathe out and the smoke coming off the cigarette or whatever they smoke. Basically you're smoking without the cigarette.

[JamesSuperBoy]

yes but it can only be a short time - find another spot.

[ImagineRepublicCity]

Yeah, it's all been covered already, just second hand smoking. Not only do you feel uncomfortable if you don't smoke and you're not accustomed to it (I had to work today and all I could smell was smoke, urgh) but there are many health risks involved.

Just as the link TheLoneWolf posted, yeah. It's just as bad (well not really, but still probably about 90% of what a smoker gets) as you smoking yourself. Even doing so just a little in one day can effect you (just like how they say "One cigarette can be life changing and blah blah blah."

If you're not into it, I believe you should probably move away from them. Personal opinion.

[Karkat]

Yeah, it's all been covered already, just second hand smoking. Not only do you feel uncomfortable if you don't smoke and you're not accustomed to it (I had to work today and all I could smell was smoke, urgh) but there are many health risks involved.

Just as the link TheLoneWolf posted, yeah. It's just as bad (well not really, but still probably about 90% of what a smoker gets) as you smoking yourself. Even doing so just a little in one day can effect you (just like how they say "One cigarette can be life changing and blah blah blah."

If you're not into it, I believe you should probably move away from them. Personal opinion.

I agree with this. Though actually, if I remember right, second hand smoke is worse because you're not breathing it through the filter provided on the cigarette.

[Stronk Serb]

I agree with this. Though actually, if I remember right, second hand smoke is worse because you're not breathing it through the filter provided on the cigarette.

Yeah. When you draw smokes, the white part of the filter turns brown because it keeps some stuff away. Still there are 4000 poisonous substances in cigarette smoke of which 40 are cancerougenous. Plus if they chemically treated the tobbacco for better taste or less smell, that's probably more poisons. For three days I haven't lit up and it's better.

[Body odah Man]

Well, not sure if this would be the right place to post this, and I kinda feel like an idiot for asking this.

So at school there are a bunch of guys who are always next to the spot me and a few friends are at during breaks. All their smoke ends up in my face and I'm wondering if this has any healt risks for me, I know I'm not smoking myself, but they are like, 2 meters away from us.

It's bad. Second hand smoke is the official term and it can cause lung problems, cancer, etc. You might as well be smoking with them.

[Miserabilia]

Yes, it has all the health problems that smoking also has.
You can even get addicted.
I wouldn't take that kind of s*t but hey that's just me, I'm never near people when they are smoking

[CosmicNoodle]

I thought it was obvious that it was bad, aparantly I was wrong..

[Babs]

Second-hand smoke isn't good. Probably not as bad as actually smoking a cigarette but I could be wrong. Just don't stand downwind of them and you'll be fine.

[SethfromMI]

you can get cancer from second-hand smoke just like you could if you were the one smoking. I have even seen studies/reports where they say second hand smoke is worse for you. Idon't know if that is true, but I do know second hand smoke can indeed hurt you