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Why Smoke-Free Homes
In 2006, former US Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona issued The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke, concluding that there is no risk-free exposure to secondhand smoke and that exposures of nonsmokers to secondhand smoke cannot be controlled by air cleaning or mechanical air exchange. 
- Because smoking is regulated in many public spaces, residential exposure is now the leading source of exposure for children. Second hand smoke contributes to sudden infant death syndrome and respiratory problems, including asthma and ear infections.
- Secondhand smoke can travel through walls, electrical outlets, and under doors. There is no air filtration system that can eliminate the cancer-causing chemical in secondhand smoke.
- Smoking is also a leading cause of fatal house fires. Cigarettes and the presence of smoking paraphernalia are a leading cause of lethal house fires in the United States. In the year 2000, 17 Massachusetts residents died in house fires attributed to cigarettes.
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