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Bar Workers Are Especially Susceptible to Secondhand Smoke |
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"Waitress" is the most hazardous occupation for women. Compared to other female workers, waitresses are almost four times as likely to die from lung cancer and 2.5 times as likely to die from heart disease. - Levels of secondhand smoke in bars are four to six times higher than in office workplaces. - The most heavily exposed workers inhale the benzo(a)pyrene equivalent of actively smoking 1 to 2 packs of cigarettes per day. - Bartenders die of lung cancer, heart disease, and other causes 1.5 times more than all other workers. - Bar workers breathe 4.5 times more secondhand smoke at work than if they lived with a smoker. Secondhand Smoke Effects Short Term - headache, nausea, burning eyes - coughing, sneezing, sinus irritation - impaired concentration - asthma attacks Secondhand Smoke Effects Long Term - pneumonia, bronchitis, colds - worsened allergies and asthma - heart and lung disease - cancer |
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