Second-hand smoke exposure in prisons Second-hand smoke is known to have various health-damaging effects, including an increased risk of heart disease and lung cancer in non-smokers.[10] Introduction of total (completely smoke-free) and partial bans (where smoking is allowed in cells or designated areas) have shown significant improvements in air quality, but are still insufficient, as the detected thresholds of dust particles or nicotine concentration remain above those detected outdoors or in completely smoke-free areas.[11] Other than bans, very few measures have been taken, which demonstrates the low priority attached to smoking in health promotion within prisons
Formaldehyde is classified by the World Health Organisation International Agency for Cancer Research as a Group 1A carcinogen, meaning there is sufficient evidence to show it is carcinogenic to humans
For continuous scaled variables, descriptive statistics are presented as means with standard deviations (SD), and non-continuous scaled variables are shown as numbers and percentages
All of these cigarettes containing these filters were produced in Denmark by British American Tobacco (BAT)
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