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Stopping smoking was probably one of the hardest things I have ever achieved in my life. That said it is also one thing in my life I can look on and think I m so glad I m a non-smoker . Smoking is fast becoming one of the most unsociable things a person can do.

We all know that smoking is bad for the heart. But what about inhaling second-hand smoke by non-smokers, especially children? A new study examining the effects of second-hand tobacco smoke on the health of toddlers and teens has revealed that the chronic exposure elevates the children’s risk of developing heart disease later in life.

Recently, the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention has conducted the first national survey to find out the percentage of smokers among people with disabilities. The study was carried out as a random telephone survey which included about 294,000 adults able to answer the phone and not confined to institutions.