This woman doesn't smoke but cigarettes have almost killed her

Just how dangerous is passive smoking?

By Sinead O'Carroll Sunday 26 Jan 2014, 10:15 AM

Jan 26th 2014, 10:15 AM 27,709 Views 56 Comments

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BREDA FLOOD IS a school principal from Wexford who has never smoked.

However, she has required emergency medical care because of cigarettes.

Speaking at a press briefing organised by a number of health organisations and charities, she noted that smoking is the most dangerous trigger for asthma attacks which claim the life of one person a week in Ireland. They also result in thousands more sufferers being hospitalised.

She tells her own personal story of the dangers of passive smoking.

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This woman doesn't smoke but cigarettes have almost killed her

Just how dangerous is passive smoking?