Glasgow NHS study shows danger of smoking in cars
Glasgow NHS study shows danger of smoking in cars
Motorists in Glasgow and Scotland have been warned against smoking inside their cars due to the potential health risk it poses to passengers, especially children.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) has conducted a study of the effects of lighting a cigarette inside a vehicle, finding that doing so produces levels of tobacco poison inside the cabin comparable to a busy pub prior to the smoking ban.
The organisation said these findings make it "worrying" that 15 per cent of UK smokers admit to lighting up in a car with their children, as this could be exposing them to the risk of asthma, pneumonia or other respiratory conditions.
As a result, the NHS board has recommended that drivers ensure they smoke outside their cars, as well as suggesting that car cigarette lighters are removed and ash trays cleared out.
Brenda Friel, NHSGGC's senior health improvement officer, said: "I hope very much that through sharing the findings of our study we will help people understand just how damaging second-hand smoke in cars can be."
Earlier this month, NHS Worcestershire launched a children's competition designed to raise awareness of the dangers of smoking in cars.
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