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1
Q

Secondhand smoke ranks in what place for causes of preventable death in the U.S?

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ranks 3rd!

2
Q

How did smoking hurt restaurant employees?

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  • Waiters and waitresses have nearly four times the rate of lung cancer and twice the rate of heart disease as any other profession.
  • According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, if you work in the restaurant business you are four times more likely to get lung cancer.
  • Heavily exposed restaurant workers can inhale chemicals equivalent to actively smoking two packs of cigarettes per day.