By now you are very likely aware of the dangers of first and second-hand smoke. But did you know that third-hand smoke has the potential to damage human DNA?
Every time a smoker exhales, remnants of tobacco smoke toxins are left clinging to various surfaces: clothing, walls, carpets, even the pages of books. And these tobacco smoke remnants do not simply die or disappear; they linger and, according to research conducted at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the United States, they cause genetic damage to all who come in contact with them.
The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s study is “the very first study to find that third-hand smoke is mutagenic,” said Lara Gundel, the study’s co-author, as well as scientist at the Berkeley Lab. By mutagenic, Gundel means that chronic exposure to third-hand smoke damages human DNA over time. So even if you avoid smoking in your home in front of guests, if you smoke in your home at all, you are still doing your non-smoking visitors damage every time they sit on your couch, brush against your wall or even place their feet on the rug.
The dangers of third-hand smoking provide yet another compelling reason to quit smoking for good. But maybe you are struggling with this task-maybe you really want to quit smoking, but just aren’t sure how.
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