Living with smoker 'as bad as living in polluted city'

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Non-smokers who live with a smoker are exposed to three times the officially recommended safe levels of damaging air particles, according to a study.

The researchers found that living with smokers is the same as living in smoke-free homes in heavily polluted cities such as Beijing or London.

They said moving to smoke-free homes could have major health benefits for non-smokers.

The study has been published online in the BMJ's Tobacco Control journal.

It was carried out by researchers at the universities of Edinburgh and Aberdeen.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-29688809
 
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