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2006 Surgeon General's Report—The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke

• Complete Report
• Highlights
• Consumer Summary
• Children's Excerpt
• Bibliography Database
• Videos, Posters, and Other Resources
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Complete Report

• Complete Report by Chapter (PDF documents)
• Executive Summary (PDF–434KB)
• Message from the Secretary of Health and Human Services (PDF–73.6KB)

Highlights

• 6 Major Conclusions of the Surgeon General's Report
• There Is No Risk-Free Level of Exposure
• What Is Secondhand Smoke?
• Secondhand Smoke Is Toxic and Poisonous
• Secondhand Smoke Exposure in the Home
• Secondhand Smoke Exposure in the Workplace
• Children Are Hurt by Secondhand Smoke
• How to Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones From Secondhand Smoke
• 29 Surgeon General's Reports on Smoking and Health, 1964–2006 (PDF–90KB)

Consumer Summary

• Secondhand Smoke: What It Means to You
  A short, easy-to-read booklet explaining what scientists have learned about the dangers of secondhand smoke
  • En Español (PDF–1.1MB)

Children's Excerpt

• Children and Secondhand Smoke Exposure
  Available to order through the Publications Catalog

Bibliography Database

• Involuntary Smoking SGR Bibliography Database

Videos, Posters, and Other Resources

• Secondhand Smoke: Triumphs and Tragedies
  Watch in high quality
  Modified version of video shown at the release of the 2006 Surgeon General's Report
  
  • Transcript
• Selected soundbites from Surgeon General interview (originally provided to radio stations)
  Vice Admiral Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S.
  U.S. Surgeon General
  • Transcript
• Posters
• Related Information on Secondhand Smoke
• Additional Resources

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• Full Report
• Executive Summary
• Consumer Summary
• Consumer Summary: En español

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