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Every year, in Europe, more than 19,000 non-smokers die because of passive smoking!




Most of these victims are poisoned at home. Some employment sectors are particularly vulnerable to the dangers of passive smoking, such as the hospitality industries or the night-time economy (bars, night-clubs etc).

These deaths could have been avoided if these people hadn’t been subjected to second-hand smoke.
Find out more! How? Click on the “Advice” link

Risk of heart disease increases by 25% for those exposed to second-hand smoke.




Smoking causes disease, especially cancer, but did you know that passive smoking is also responsible for numerous forms of heart disease, such as Ischaemia or strokes?

If you are suffering from second-hand smoke and need advice, click on the “Support” link.

85% of cigarette smoke is produced between puffs.




A cigarette burning nearby is dangerous to you! Why? 85% of cigarette smoke is produced between puffs. And the smoke from the tip of a burning cigarette balanced on an ashtray or in the hands of a smoker produces even more toxic substances than those which the smoker inhales or exhales!

Freedom to smoke includes the responsibility not to endanger others. Click on the “How to convince” link.

10 times more people die from second-hand smoke inhaled at home than at work.




Smoking is regulated in public places and in the workplace, but not in private. Because of this, 10 times more people die from second-hand smoke inhaled at home than at work. All age-groups are affected, parents and children alike.
It has been scientifically proven that simply ventilating a room does not protect you from exposure to tobacco smoke. So, often without realising it, everyone is breathing in smoke with all of its associated dangers: asthma, cancer, heart disease, premature death, etc.

Find out more about protecting your living space by clicking on “Advice”.

Banning smoking in public places reduces lung cancer by 8% and asthma or chronic bronchitis by up to 30%.




The UK, Ireland, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Italy, Malta, Sweden, Slovenia, Lithuania, Romania, Luxembourg, Cyprus, Greece, Latvia, the Netherlands and Portugal have introduced various measures of smoke-free legislation in public places. And it’s working! For example, 96% of Irish citizens believe the ban to be a success. 85% of Italians would oppose a reversal of the ban and 500,000 of them gave up smoking in one year, giving weight to the campaign against passive smoking.

Global policies to combat tobacco and passive smoking work. You are also concerned and if you would like to support the measures in place, click on “Support”.