- Don't allow visitors to smoke inside your home. Ashtrays signal acceptance of smoking, so don't keep any around. If someone living in your home smokes and refuses to go outside, limit the smoking to a single, well-ventilated room. Don't waste your money on an air filter; tobacco particles are too small for mechanical filters to stop.
At other people's houses, speak up; ask others not to smoke around you. If smokers ask permission, be honest. - Many businesses and office buildings refuse to allow smoking within the building, but if you work in a place where people may smoke inside, ask for a work space as far away from smokers and smoking areas as possible. Try to work near a window and run a fan to increase ventilation.
If smokers congregate near a particular entrance, adjust your habits to use a different door if possible. Again, ask others not to smoke around you. - Many government and other public buildings disallow smoking, but not all do. If you can't avoid such venues, attend at less crowded times. Find nonsmoking areas within such buildings. Ask for nonsmoking hotel rooms and rental cars.
Spread the word about businesses that ban smoking. Good business owners notice when they lose customers. If your favorite restaurant doesn't offer a nonsmoking section, take your business elsewhere and tell the owner or manager why. - The National Cancer Institute indicates no level of secondhand smoke is safe, so smoking bans represent the best way to prevent health issues from ETS. Present facts to business owners and employers that illustrate the negative effects of passive smoke. Business costs can be reduced with the implementation of a nonsmoking policy since health care premiums will likely go down, fire risk will be decreased and maintenance costs might taper off.
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