Too many kids breathe others’ smoke in cars, CDC says

Too many kids breathe others’ smoke in cars, CDC says

By LINDSEY TANNER
The Associated Press

Published Feb 6, 2012 02:31PM MDT

CHICAGO • Texting while driving, speeding and back-seat hanky-panky aren’t all that parents need to worry about when their kids are in cars: Add secondhand smoke to the list.
In the first national estimate of its kind, a report from government researchers says more than 1 in 5 high school students and middle-schoolers ride in cars while others are smoking.
This kind of secondhand smoke exposure has been linked with breathing problems and allergy symptoms, and more restrictions are needed to prev...

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