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Secondhand Smoke’s Dangerous Impact: Why a Simple Request Led to an Assault

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A Chinese man assaulted a Korean for asking him to stop smoking indoors.

The incident occurred on December 25 last year in Daelim-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul.

A Korean couple asked five Chinese individuals, including one man, to step outside to smoke as they were smoking inside a restaurant.

In response, the group aggressively confronted the couple, questioning what made Koreans so special, and physically attacked them. The man who led the group was arrested on the spot for aggravated assault and has been transferred to the prosecution in custody.

Daelim-dong street / News1
Daelim-dong street / News1

The Dangers of Secondhand Smoke

The Korean couple’s decision to speak up about indoor smoking was entirely justified.

Even if you aren’t the one smoking, breathing in secondhand smoke can be just as harmful to your health.

Whether you’re a smoker or an innocent bystander inhaling the fumes, the health risks remain equally concerning.

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While firsthand smoking involves directly inhaling cigarette smoke, secondhand smoke occurs when non-smokers breathe in the toxic fumes exhaled by others.

Even without inhaling smoke, simply being near a smoker exposes you to harmful chemicals found in tobacco.

When smokers return from a cigarette break, they carry toxic particles that can settle on nearby surfaces.

Researchers at Yale University maintained a smoke-free movie theater for 15 years, then allowed between 70 and 220 moviegoers, including both smokers and non-smokers, to enter.

After testing the air quality, they found elevated levels of tobacco-related toxins like benzene, formaldehyde, and acrolein.

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