Protecting children from secondhand smoke exposure is vital to decrease risks of long-term health problems.

The dangers of smoking have long been known, but experts have recently discovered that smoking may actually cause smokers to be less happy.

Heavy smokers, who are middle-aged, experience more than twice the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia.

Children exposed to second-hand smoke notice a much greater risk of having attention deficit hyperactive disorder, stuttering, and headaches than children who have not been around second-hand smoke.

While the rate of teens smoking has decreased over the past 10 years, no changes have been noted in the past few years.