HUS4442 Module 5 Discussion Forum 1 & 2

HUS4442 Module 5 Discussion Forum 1 & 2 Student’s Name Professor’s Name Institutional Affiliations Course Name and Number Due Date HUS4442 Module 5 Discussion Forum 1 & 2 Forum 1: Smoking Effects on the Family Smoking has remained a highly explored lifestyle practice due to its varied effects on active and passive smokers. Park (2020) recognizes that governments have enacted laws to curtail this behavior and protect other members due to the consequences of secondhand and thirdhand smoke. Despite these regulations, addressing smoking within the household context is the most sensitive and complicated issue due to the different health and psychological-related effects. Studies confirm that exposure to smoking toxins increases children and other household members’ risk of different cardiovascular, respiratory, and cancerous concerns. For instance, Park (2020) demonstrates the increased rate of toxins in the blood of exposed children and cites the various heart-related complications that may arise. The author notes that continuous exposure increases vulnerability due to gradually occurring physiological damage and DNA mutations. As a result, frequent contact with smoke-related toxins progressively diminishes the quality of life of the other family members through the probable health risks. Thus, this awareness confirms the health-based effects of the practice. Besides the widely investigated health effects, family members have to cope with the unconducive environment contaminated by smoking substances. According to Park (2020), smoking releases numerous wastes, including tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSA), that become attached to house walls, carpets, and clothing. These substances significantly diminish indoor air quality because the surfaces...