Jeff Flowers on February 4, 2014 88 Comments At this point, we all know that smoking isn’t good for your health. You also probably know that breathing in the smoke that comes off of cigarettes, whether or not you’re the one smoking, can be just as dangerous. If you are concerned about the impact of lingering cigarette smoke in your home, or just tired of your home smelling like an ashtray, there are many things you can do to get rid of the smoke and odor. Let’s take a look at the dangers of secondhand smoke, as well as a few methods you can follow to remove smoke from your indoor air. It’s time to clear the air and start breathing easier once again. The Dangers of Secondhand Smoke Secondhand smoke is the combined effect of the smoke that comes off the actual end of a cigarette and the smoke that a smoker exhales. While people who smoke don’t necessarily intend to harm those around them, this is what they are doing when they smoke, especially indoors. Secondhand smoke can contribute to lung cancer, emphysema, and a variety of other illnesses. This is because secondhand smoke contains nearly 4,000 chemical compounds, many of which are known to cause these diseases, clog a person’s airways, and even trigger asthma attacks. Because of these effects, it is essential that you are diligent about controlling the amount of smoke in your home. Open the Windows One of the easiest ways to control secondhand smoke in your home is to open up your windows and let in some fresh air. While this cannot get rid of all the smoke in your home completely, it will certainly help. It’s a great start to clearing the smoke from the air, not to mention will immediately remove the noxious odors of cigarette smoke. If it’s too cold or hot outside to open your windows, then we’d suggest opening a door or window in intervals. This will allow the smoke to clear out, albiet at a much slower rate, but not make as big of an impact on your energy bills. It would also be wise to sit by an open window and blow the smoke outside. This will prevent the vast majority of the smoke from accumulating in your home in the first place. It won’t prevent your home from smelling like smoke, but it will certainly help out. Use an Air Purifier Keep in mind that just opening up your doors and windows on a regular basis won’t completely get rid of indoor cigarette smoke. If you smoke or someone that you live with is a smoker, it would be wise to get an air purifier designed to mitigate the smell and effects of secondhand smoke in your home. These purification systems work by pulling indoor air into their them, cleaning it, and then circulating it back into the room. When the air is pulled into the purifier, the harmful particles contained in secondhand smoke are eliminated from the air. Not only can an air purifier minimize the effects of secondhand smoke in your household, but it can also help control the odors that are often pervasive in the homes of smokers. This is by far the most effective way to cleanse your indoor air of cigarette smoke, as well as many other airborne toxins. Getting Rid of the Smell While an air purifier is the most effective way to improve your indoor air quality, there are still other things you can do to get rid of that smokey smell. Secondhand smoke can stick to the walls of your home, the carpets and your curtains. It can and will trap the smell inside of your house. Here are four tips to help you rid of these odors in your home: Remove all of the curtains, sheets, towels and other linens from your home. Wash them thoroughly before putting them back. You can also use a deodorizing product, such as Febreeze, to help mask the smells. Steam clean all of your carpets, as well as add a deodorizing product to the cleansing solution. Sanitize your ceilings, floors, countertops, and other fixtures in your home with a solution of water and bleach. Consider repainting your walls and doors. A fresh coat of paint will help alleviate the lingering odors. In addition to these strategies, adopt a daily, weekly, and monthly routine to minimize the strong and unique odor of cigarette smoke. This should include things like opening up the doors and windows for a few hours, adding a small amount of vinegar to your washing machine whenever you wash your clothes and linens, regularly vacuuming and steam cleaning your carpets, and spraying all of your furniture down with a deodorizing product. If you are worried about the impact secondhand smoke is having on your household, not just because of the way it smells but because of the harmful health consequences, using an air purifier, opening up the windows and doors and following these guidelines for eliminating the smell can successfully control the impact of secondhand smoke in your home. Recommended Reading List of Air Purifiers for Smoke & Odors How Air Purifiers Help Eliminate Smoke & Odor 10 Houseplants That Improve Your Indoor Air Quality The Benefits of Having an Air Purifier in Your Home
Calvin Tong says July 25, 2015 at 2:43 am Why don’t you just tell smokers to stop smoking, period? If a smoker lives in an apartment building, opening windows or using an air conditioner just create a nuisance to neighbors. This is happening to me right now. If they insist on smoking, keep the residue in their own unit. Bad for health? Too bad. Better them than us. Reply
Linda says June 16, 2016 at 7:44 am I found a solution to dealing with 2nd hand smoke. my neighbor smokes on her balcony, right below me. she might as well just come up to my place and put her feet up and have a coffee with her smoke. I asked her politly why she smoked on her balcony, her reply I do not want the smoke in my home. I said it goes into mine in the way you do not want it in yours and I’m a non smoker. she said toooooo baaaad. I tried t o get help from building mgt, to no avail, she smokes no reasoning. so to my solution, I am a medical marijuana user, I use a vaporizer, nobody knows because I am respectful to myself and others. I mentioned to my disrespectful neighbor and told her that I was going to start ingesting my medication, (at this point I told her what that was) via joint unfiltered: weather it be on the balcony or while I was taking a bubble bath. well guess what I did not need to put myself threw that, she stopped sharing her smoke with me. imagine that worked, it did try it people, you do not need to actually smoke anything, these people do not want what they put onto others and will for themselves will not eat their own recipes. Reply
Joseph Masciantonio says July 13, 2016 at 11:50 am I don’t understand why you don’t just start smoking so this would not bother you so much. Way better than annoying a fellow tenant Reply
MIchael Ruggiero says January 28, 2018 at 2:20 pm That’s a pretty idiotic answer. Why not choose debilitating lung disease or lung cancer than disturb your neighbors. Who gives them the right to basically accept a horriblr existence or even death to appease their addition. Reply
Joseph Masciantonio says July 13, 2016 at 11:53 am First of all, smoking is harmless. If it was actually hurting people, the FDA would have taken the product off the shelves… That is what they do right? Reply
Wonder says June 12, 2017 at 10:16 pm No it is not harmless to the smoker nor to the nonsmokers who have to breathe this crap. Reply
linn says September 4, 2017 at 2:19 pm Are you crazy!!! Read up on the harm sec hand smoke does. Educate yourself before you start making stupid comments. I am also in a supposedly non-smoking 55 plus building. Even the seniors are bloody smoking. Ciigs are huge money to the government. They know that smoking can kill but they are still trying to push it on us, especially the young people. It is frightening.. We the tax payer is paying for these idiots when they get sick. So think before you make such ridiculous comments! Reply
Ginnah says March 11, 2018 at 1:53 pm I developed asthma from second hand smoke…living in an apartment with a lot of thoughtless people that smoke like idiots..people are so thoughtless and just don’t give a damn…Case and point. ..This young lady and her jobless guy sits home and smokes black and mild cigarettes all night and day. Not to mention they have a three year old daughter…It should be banned in apartment complexes all together. Who wants to smell your nasty smoke in their clothing, bedding, and space? Reply
Donna says July 5, 2017 at 6:32 am I’m not sure how me keeping the windows open to vent my apartment in anyway, shape or form poses a risk to my neighbors. I have a view of the parking lot from the top floor and the wind carries what little smoke escapes through an open window up, up and away. The smell from marijuana however is extremely pungent, and possibly more toxic since it has hallucinogenic properties. That’s why you smoke it, isn’t it. It is ridiculous for my neighbors to suggest they have more rights than I do. If you are that sensitive, move to an apartment where smoking is not permitted. There are lots of them in this day and age. Don’t think that when smoking marijuana becomes legal, I won’t be taking action against any realty company that allows it. You may want to live your life in an alternate state of reality but I do not. Reply
linn says September 4, 2017 at 2:22 pm Not that easy when you are much older and you have the MONEY to just pick up and move. Reply
Ginnah says March 11, 2018 at 1:55 pm I’ve moved 4 times already and now I’m ready to start trying to take the offending neighbor and landlord to court to replace my mattress, pillows, and pay medical bills. Reply
Cynthia Hill says November 7, 2017 at 11:55 am I can’t believe ppl are saying move. Where to where this isn’t a problem? And you can be in a NO SMOKING place, but if the landlord won’t enforce the rules, you’re screwed. They only say that to sound good to prospective tenants. Reply
leslie says March 9, 2018 at 8:25 am you cannot tell people if they can smoke or not, smokers have right too. Reply
Dee says April 14, 2018 at 8:54 pm How to make sure you don’t get a car accident? Don’t drive. The article is not meant for non-smokers which have a communication problem with their neighbors, but for smokers who want the smell out of their house. Reply
Mark says August 29, 2015 at 11:27 pm I agree – because of the toxic impact of both first-hand and second hand smoke, the smoking should be banned in apartment buildings and offices by departments of public health (including smoking near windows). If someone chooses actively destroy their health, it is their choice – but they should not be destroying the health of others. Reply
Lorraine says October 9, 2015 at 3:19 am I agree they need to ban them in apartments alright if in your one house but not in flats where it rises to neighbours above it is really bad in my flat and it comes in from places I can not block or seal and also the areas I have sealed like in the bathroom. around the sink and bath it is just not helping at all its aa strong as ever I can’t soak in the bath in their steam from water doesn’t really help my allergies and asthma I have no life I’m living with asthma attacks constantly I’m at my wit ends I don’t smoke and I don’t want to breath it in in my own home if smoking in their own home is coming into my home too then they should be the ones to sacrifice not be because I can’t actually remove the damaging chemicals not all of them at least that’s coming into my home I can’t not block all gaps there’s just too many it’s a very old apartment and there are places where I can’t block or seal it’s not my flat to say the least and for another living keeping doors closed and barricading yourself into rooms for a whole day in your own home is just not the way to live I have a neighbour who plays drums guitars and sings really bad in the living room that is the only room the smoke isn’t as bad in so I’m already pretty much living in a prison already on top with asthma and ptsd it’s a living hell dealing with neighbours who affect my health and breathing in my own home too especially because 3 people I live passed away recently to lung cancer. Reply
Patty says June 6, 2018 at 12:35 am It helps if u get an air puifyier. They are not that expensive and they work. Reply
Karen says April 11, 2017 at 7:17 am Smokers pay just as much as you do to rent their apartment… they have every right to do as they choose, just as you do. Mind your own business… sweep your own steps and you will have less time to be concerned with what others do. Reply
C says June 6, 2017 at 6:18 pm Your Right to smoke should not infringe on the rights of Non smokers. The Complaint is that your right to smoke is infringing on others right to have clean air. very difficult to do in apartment living. question: is the non smoker jeopardizing a smokers health; or vice versa? if you choose to die, why take another’s life with you. Reply
linn says September 4, 2017 at 2:30 pm You must be a smoker? It is a disgusting habit. If you are a smoker there is a good chance you will get very sick one day. Sad part is, we the public will wind up paying for it thro our tax $$. If you are not a smoker then someone should throw you into a situation where there is excessive smoking. Force you to stay there for awhile and then see what you think!! Then we will see how well you clean up your own street…. Reply
OhioWolverine says October 30, 2017 at 6:35 pm Why do you think TAXPAYERS pay for a smoker’s ill health? Can you please explain that to me? If a person pays their health insurance premiums, how are TAXES involved? Thank you. Reply
al says December 1, 2017 at 10:14 am amen !!!…smokers will never understand till they quit, for a few months at least and get their sense of smell and taste back, then they would see just how offensive it is to those who don’t smoke. Reply
Ginnah says March 11, 2018 at 1:58 pm Karen then control your smoke, it should stay in YOUR APARTMENT….NOT ENTER INTO YOUR NEIGHBORS SPACE….and when it enters into someone else space….that’s when it becomes a problem. No one wants your second hand smoke invading and saturating their bedding, and clothing. Further more no one wants their space smelling like a hole in the wall, or ashtray. Reply
Valle says January 26, 2016 at 9:24 am If you’re planning on painting the interior of your home consider adding the ionic paint additive to the paint, turns the walls into a permanent air purification system. The ionic additive will keep your home free of smoke odors and toxins one treatment will remain effective as long as the paint on the wall surface is intact. Reply
rebecca lenore guertler says May 29, 2016 at 9:33 am i never heard of ionic paint thanks for info Reply
linn says September 4, 2017 at 2:38 pm Nice thought but the trouble is that the smoke seeps in anywhere and everywhere. It can come through cracks crevices air vents even plumbing. It is virtually impossible to keep out. Adding that to the paint may help a wee bit but not completely. But thanks for the suggestion. Might be worth a try. In the meantime I am keeping my windows open. Winter is coming so the colder air will be coming in. The smoke will also come in the the ventilation in the hall ways. It really is a no win. But yes your idea is one way. I am taking my issue to the tenant ass. I believe that I may have a case. Thanks Reply
Bert Gruder says December 1, 2017 at 10:19 am What your experiencing is, Out-gassing (sometimes called off-gassing, particularly when about indoor air quality) is the release of gas that was dissolved, trapped, frozen or absorbed in some material. Outgassing can include sublimation and evaporation which are phase transitions of a substance into a gas, as well as desorption, seepage from cracks or internal volumes and gaseous products of slow chemical reactions. A two-step process, 1. Repaint the room using shellac as a primer that will take care of the migration through the walls. 2. Add the ionic additive to the paint which will take care of any off-gassing from the ceiling or carpeting. Reply
Mr. Imperfect says July 14, 2016 at 9:44 pm I don’t smoke but don’t mind if others do as long as they are considerate. Don’t want them blowing it in my face or smoking in a car with me. Many people indulge in things not good for them like fried foods, alcohol, wild women, etc…lol. I find people who “vehemently” object to behaviors different than their own, less tolerant in most areas of life, and actually more annoying than cigarette smoke. This is America, yes??? Reply
linn says September 4, 2017 at 2:47 pm I could care less what people do with their lives. There are more nuts out there than ever before. But when it comes to the air I breath? That is another story. Kill yourself just don’t take me with you. I also have my rights AS A CANADIAN!! you really shouldn’t make those comments. The only area where this may be political is that the damn government is making serious money on this addiction! They are going after the young people. In a lot of cases there are adult children having kids and carrying their bad habit forward. They say there are fewer smokers but I am not so sure. I do know that eventually these smokers will get sick and it will be on our dime. Then we are suppose to feel bad for them?? Reply
leslie says March 9, 2018 at 8:27 am I agree, even eating is bad for you with all the chemicals they add lol, thanks for being compassionate. Reply
GUYGRIP says July 18, 2016 at 5:02 pm The guy below me is viatnam vet. Ok..I feel for him. But hes from my generation smoke amoke and live free. They can do what the hell they like..but when I have to breath second hand from his place I dont care if hes from heaven . Dont ruin my life I can die im fifty three and this guy look.like is seventy or so. They will out livw you and still be smoken. I now need to find away to afford a air perifier . He should be the one buying it he has lot more income then me. And hes costing my health. Reply
Sandy says November 28, 2016 at 4:48 am Solution: When they go out to smoke, spray something that smells like a skunk. Or if you can, go buy some skunk weed and smoke it blowing it in his direction. Or you could hook up an air mister that you can spray when they smoke. Reply
Dorothy says June 12, 2017 at 1:44 pm Sandy, Thanks for the laughs. I laughed so hard I almost fell out of my chair : ) I have a neighbor who smokes marijuana that drifts into my town house. I think I’ll go get some skunk weed spray for him. Too funny! LMBO!! Reply
Lori says December 25, 2016 at 3:16 am You people crack me up! My Dad n Mom are both smokers. I’m not! Can’t hardly breathe my dad’s room is so smoky. He said he cracked a window, lol. A real crack in the window would’ve been bigger! My youngest grandson has asthma. Does my dad not smoke around him? No! Mom? She finagled it, kinda ya n no. He’s a yr now. They actually quit for about 3 months. My Dad caved after my mom got caught cheating. Smoking as long as they have and they are 75, it’s hard. Like not eating or breathing. But the damage they do to others they don’t understand. It doesn’t bother them as my dad then hacks up half a lung coughing to finish his tirade! Mom isn’t quite as bad. She cut back yrs ago. But sitting in the next room with an upper respiratory infection aka cold/flu in the chest it’s like that smoke is choking off your air. You need to cough, breathe.. and someone said take up smoking? No thank you! You can! I feel for the smoker. But there are so many more extra things out there now with nicotine. Gum, chew, patches even electric cigarettes. Those even come without nicotine. You don’t need to stop smoking just when you have family around or friends choose another option. Duh! Reply
linn says September 4, 2017 at 2:53 pm I wish you luck. It is frightening! If you had to live in it you would be chronically sick. It is sad that these people are also causing illness to their family. The addiction has them. One would think that they would try for their kids, grand kids! Reply
izzy baruch says January 5, 2017 at 10:07 am We reside in 55 pluus community our apartment is on the 2 fl told the mother a nd daughter below us to st smokink it is bad for all our health but to no avail , tried diffrent filters want to install a purifoer into the ac system considered reme halo bbut no garantee that it will work don,t know if it woll work. Part about it that the 2 bimbos renting the unity from owner millionetr in florida and as Long theyay the rent he does not give a damn , I called him and he was suprisd they are smoking because the leese specifies no smoking in the apartment. Any way what canwe do to eliminate second handsmoke oiit isjust unbearable. forgive my english . Reply
OhioWolverine says October 30, 2017 at 6:38 pm Move to a smoke-free complex. Problem solved. If you are already living in one, then you have a complaint. I wonder if you have severe pain someday and medical MJ is the only relief you could get, would you not smoke?? MJ is far more offensive an odor than regular cigs. Reply
Anna Rusu says January 29, 2017 at 11:56 am I read almost comments to find solution in the house. I am sharing common area with smokers. You guys are too lucky when you have a good neighbor i am not they are so bad and non-educated i would say. I just wanna more and more ban for smokers, more lessons for kids knows how dangerous smoking is and more and more movements helping them aware. Reply
Debby says February 10, 2017 at 10:13 pm I had this problem and I read something online from some guy who said the only way to keep smoke out of your unit is to create a vacuum (I think). The smoke dissipates to where there is none. Just like burning a fire outside. I wish I could remember exactly what he said to do. Can’t find it now. But it was like if you put a fan in your window blowing out it only draws more smoke in but if you blow it in, it pushes the smoke back. I never tried it. I am so sensitive to cigarette smoke that if someone walks by me who is a smoker I get an instant bad headache. I do not think it is the tobacco as much as the bad chemicals they use now. Reply
Linda says February 27, 2017 at 12:11 am I think they should ban smoking in the home if you live in apartment complex peoples shouldn’t have to breathe in second hand smoke I stay with this lady friend and her son they smoke all day when I get in her car their goes her sister with a cigarette blowing smoke right on me I hate I have to smell like a cigarette when I don’t smoke I hate cigarettes why don’t they stop selling cigarette all together their not good for you I can’t wait till I move Reply
linn says September 4, 2017 at 2:57 pm Government, MONEY!!! They don’t care. The health care system is already a mess. Frightens me to see the future. Reply
Tom says February 27, 2017 at 9:47 pm Absolute best way to eliminate Cigarette smoke residue and odor. It is also non harmful for your lungs and can be good for some. (White Vinegar) in a household spray bottle causes residue to dissolve in seconds and odor immediately be eliminated. Just spray on any surface, wait a few seconds and wipe clean with paper towels. Works on Ceiling, walls, cabinets, floors and fabrics even carpets. In a couple of hours one person can eliminate any and all presence that the average sized home has a smoker living in it. Exceptions might be rough textured surface or unpainted ceilings and walls. Nothing I have tried in last 30 years comes close to what (White Vinegar) does, period. Cost for an average home, less than $25.00. Or just mist walls to kill odor, vinegar odor goes away in a couple hours, half hour fast if outside air ventilated. White Vinegar, nothing can match it! Reply
sick of 2nd hand smoke says June 15, 2017 at 3:20 pm so do you have to spray and wipe all wall and cealings, and furniture,,,,books clothes paintings. I so apreaciate your idea…I have heard of it before but haven’t given it a try Reply
Charlie says March 12, 2017 at 8:05 am Move to Canada! No smoking in cars with children under 16, none in apts., condos, semis, row housing, public places etc. Why? Medicare is paid for by the government and smokers are abusing it. Reply
sick of 2nd hand smoke says June 15, 2017 at 3:22 pm That’s an awesome idea! …. I grew up on the Canadian border….. Reply
Sasha says June 9, 2018 at 9:10 pm not true in Canada far as apartments unless your wealthy. Struggling to breathe with all efforts suggested on threads and other sites. Tired of smoke coming into windows, air conditioning and my entire living room. Same rent however with addition to poor health and these extra expenses out of our pockets endlessly!!!!!! Most point just move, why should the ones not harming or damaging property have to leave. Children and cars law a start. Children also live in apartments ! Plus our furry friends we have any who likely sit in it much longer 🙁 Reply
george says March 25, 2017 at 1:07 am All you non smokers that are sick from second hand smoke. If its killing you and your not even 40 i hope you dont have kids bad dna do not breed weak links you folks. I know people 90 been around smoking all there life were in close living conditions on ships fighting for you people to bitch about second hand smoke. Hell us baby boomer smoke after meals and sex and it was a lot of course we had much higher t levels. Im sorry i dont understand you all must be my high t levels i think about other things than second hand smoke try getting laid and enjoy a smoke after Reply
Anna says April 23, 2017 at 2:46 pm If you dont think it is true. Just have a test yourself. Smoking inside a close space and breathe until you recycle all air inside. Let s see how long we hear you get cancer or other maybe other fucking sicknesses. Smell from your smoke bothers people around. Not only means harmful toxic components also stink and smelly to people. Reply
linn says September 4, 2017 at 3:07 pm l,Listen fool, I am 65 and yes it is harming me. I don’t give a shit about the past or the wars. They have discovered enough about smoking and the toxins in these cigarettes. By the way, the government always knew about the harm that smoking caused but did not care. By the way, I am a baby boomer! Do the math! Give it time. Just wait till the blood stops flowing properly because of the smoking! Then we will see if you are still having sex after din din!! Reply
Susan Strickland says April 26, 2017 at 11:35 pm My sisters husband smokes all the time in the basement where they live now. The air unit is down there, filter by door where he smokes like a freight train. I have fibromyalgia asthma other illnesses. I have asked him to close door so smoke doesn’t come inside. He must be afraid he leaves it open. As soon as a/c or heat comes on right up the room vent it comes. I have to close mine off or choke. Then it gets 85 degrees sometimes almost 100 in my room. My poor cat she hates it too. Winter it was 60. My mom sits right in the smoke she can’t smell it. They have all gotten pissed off at me because I get sick from it and they can’t smell it. Because dumb arses it’s up here not down there. I am pretty much confined to my room for the hours he gets smoke inside. 10 pm til 1 am..then he gets up at 4 smoke after smoke it stinks until my sister gets up at 5. So sick of this. I am on my last nerve with them. I pay rent. Why should I smell his breath and smoke in it. Smells like beer smoke gag. People who say there are others who smoked and are 90 the tobacco is full of chemicals now. We did everything by hand in the 90s in the fields. They spray for weeds..worms..suckers…plant to turn yellow..so much crap in that leaf. It doesn’t get washed before use. It’s cooked into that leaf during the curing process. So enjoy that chemical smoke I don’t want it. I quit in the 90s. Nasty black tar from that crap was so sticky had to shove hands in dirt to keep from sticking to the poles. That did it for me. It’s the most disgusting habit there is. One day I will throw a bucket of my bowel movement down where he smokes. Share and share alike. Enjoy my stench right. Reply
OhioWolverine says October 30, 2017 at 6:41 pm If you hate it so much, move out. I do feel sorry for your cat though. Reply
Is Purdy says May 9, 2017 at 11:05 am Hi I live in the same hell. I have lung dersise COPD. It putting the ppm two 7% I gave up smoking years ago and my air isn’t any cleaner. Reply
Let us be smoke free and healthy says May 29, 2017 at 2:56 am Educate yourself asap! Smokers do not have the right to cause cancers and many other diseases in those around them. When a smoker leaves an apartment, the costs to clean it are at least 5 times what it costs for a non smoker. They in reality should pay more as they do damage not only to brick and mortar, but bones and blood. Reply
sick of 2nd hand smoke says June 15, 2017 at 3:39 pm I’m right there with you! I’m 70….living in a seniour apt. comples,,,,the managers brother just moved in next to me…..the manager only smokes in the community building wich is bad enough, but his brother chain smokes every waking second! every room in my apt smells like he’s sitting right there….and never empties an ashtrey…I red up on 2nd hand smoke rights….some states have it….I wrote six type written pages to the manager….the owner management….lung assc…..7 total different parties….nothing….I’ve lived here 6 yrs….the smoker just moved in, Jan. 1st 2017….The manager told me it’s my problem , if it bothers me…I can move! I’ve always taken good care of myself, I still swim, tai chi, yoga, eat well etc…..now whenever I’m in my house, my nose runs down my face, eyes burn, chest hurts, clothes and furniture begenning to stink…for six years, I’ve had a little zen garden , now I can’t even work on that….because he and I share a comon patio…..yet, smokers are privilaged tenents. Reply
OhioWolverine says October 30, 2017 at 6:43 pm Why is that the smoker’s fault if smoking is allowed in the apartment?? Reply
Elizabeth23 says July 1, 2017 at 8:49 am Half my family smokes, there are 12 people in the house, sometimes it gets smoky but none of us cough until we have to go outside and start breathing smog, so do not blame cigarette smokers on your own bad health due to bad genes. Reply
Beverly says September 14, 2017 at 2:21 pm There are some really good odor eliminating candles that work for cigarette smoke odor too. If you are worried about allergies and heavy fragrances, theres a great organic option by Kushley. Reply
Ruby C Vaughan says October 27, 2017 at 3:27 pm I live in an apt on the second floor, I enter my apt from the outside, there are two apts up and 2 downstairs, they are enclosed, my downstairs neighbor sits on the stairs that I have to go up to my apt and smokes, when I get up to my apt, the smoke that’s billowing around on the ceiling enters my apt when I open my door, all of my friends are non smokers and will not visit me because of it. I am at my wits end. All of mngmnt are smokers. So no help there. Reply
Angela Coppola says November 28, 2017 at 10:24 pm I am an annoying anti smoker because it is a cold hard fact that second hand smoke causes harm, disease and death to me, the non-smoker. Idk why anyone would even do it?? There is nothing at all good about it: your hair, clothes and breathe stink; your teeth and walls of your home and cabinets get yellow. Your teeth could fall out, you can get mouth, throat and/or lung cancer, COPD, emphysema etc. It is to me beyond disgusting and I wish they would be outlawed period!! Any habits I may have are not harmful to anyone else’s health; I don’t drink and drive, do drugs and drive or annoy people, etc. I do sometimes eat unhealthy food and not exercise enough-but this only hurts me. Reply
DatFuckBoi says December 8, 2017 at 8:03 am Fuck your neighbors, just go smoke in there house then your house will be smoke free. Or just smoke more marijuana to cover up the smell of cigs. Reply
Ric says December 22, 2017 at 9:19 am Not at the risk of impeding others health ..if smokers cared about themselves , they wouldn’t be smoking There are many other things they can do that would be fun and healthy Reply
James Robin says January 2, 2018 at 1:39 pm WTF? Hallucinogenic properties? NOT true? Watch toooo many movies,if your weed makes you see shit,then it was “laced” with something? 100% Reply
Ellis says February 6, 2018 at 2:31 am Karen, you say smokers have the right to do as they choose, and others should tend to their own business? You must be a smoker. Well, smokers don’t have the right to spread toxic chemicals around my home, and if they do, they are making it my business. Reply
leslie says March 9, 2018 at 8:36 am I think you better boycott the government for putting all those growth hormones in beef and chicken, no wonder 8 yr old girls look 18, now that is so wrong.. Reply
None Ya says February 12, 2018 at 4:23 pm Not true at all there’s tone of things the FDA approved that causes cancer even in foods and pans and etc such as food dyes, non stick pans with the black shut at the bottom, and etc educate yourself Reply
joe blow says February 21, 2018 at 7:59 pm Why don’t people ever talk about people drinking and driving if they stop that it would save a lot of lives to Reply
DuKeRo says March 11, 2018 at 6:59 am July 1, 2016, an indoor smoking ban went into effect for all public housing, HUD housing projects & any building that leases to section 8 tenants. The federal government will fine you, your apartment manager/agent and the buildings owner if a complaint is filed. You must exit the building and go to designated smoking area at least 25 feet from any entrance/exit doors or wibdows. Reply
Tiffany says March 28, 2018 at 9:41 pm What states are the ban in place? I just moved from and apartment in Ohio and the guy above me would ask in the main hallway with a lit cigarette. I complained and nothing was done. I use to be a smoker. I quit a year ago. But when I did smoke I went outside away from the building. I was respectful. And I never smoked in my unit. I didn’t like how it ruined everything and the smell also. I know crazy a smoker hated the smell. But it drove me nuts and I couldn’t quit. Until my dad had a massive heart attack and the docs said that he should be dead. By the grace of God he’s still here and I will never pick up a cigarette again! He also stopped smoking that day. Reply
Person says April 23, 2018 at 8:52 am While we are on the topic of second hand smoke, let’s talk about how breathing in chemicals and exhaust fumes from driving vehicles also poses a risk to everyone’s health. But I’m sure no one would care to discuss those dangers… Reply
tickyul says April 27, 2018 at 6:04 pm A technique that may help some to live better among filthy smokers! You want to seal-up your dwelling as thoroughly as possible. Then, the idea is to make the air-pressure in your apartment slightly higher than the apartments where the smoke is coming from……..this will stop the smoke from flowing into your unit, air wants to flow from a higher-pressure area to a lower-pressure area(Google how to raise your dwelling air-pressure). Also, this may sound kooky, but if you buy nicotine patches and put a very small piece on your body, it will make cigarette-smoke totally tolerable after you adapt to the small dose you get from the nicotine-patch…..I have done this, it works like a charm. Reply
Sucklivinginthesamebuildingasasmoker. says June 10, 2018 at 10:30 am My neighbour smokes and she currently has cancer. It constantly upsets my allergies and I’ve already told her this. I’ve done all I can on my part, including allergy meds, air purifier but it’s still such a pain in the ass when other people force their second hand smoke into your breathing space. Reply
Yvonne Pinckney says September 3, 2018 at 7:11 pm How about non-smokers be banned from drinking liquor in their house, or ban people having children, pets, ban cats, playing music why don’t you? This article is not about banning smokers. It’s about getting rid of the smoke. What people do in their home is their business. They pay to live there. It’s called freedom! Reply
Reality says September 21, 2018 at 8:51 pm Sit back and vilify smokers while you drive your cars as though they aren’t pouring 100 times more into the air, use your electricity like the coal being burnt isn’t killing you too and don’t forget all the industry that creates your foods and drinks, clothing and material goods, all polluting at rates smokers could never create. But sit back and complain about those damned smokers, the real thing killing everyone. Reply
Mark says October 12, 2018 at 10:33 am My neighbor chain smokes (we share a wall). It invades my home daily. It’s disgusting and makes me sick. She has every right to smoke in her home, but she has no right to “smoke” in mine. I have every right to NOT smoke in mine, but I am not given that choice. Things can be done to prevent her smoke from poisoning me, but she refuses. I have spent thousands to try to block her smoke/remove it from my house, but it’s not possible if she doesn’t also comply. It just keeps coming. My choice is to leave the house I have owned for 28 years or wait for this to kill me. Most smokers are very selfish! It’s all about their rights, not the rights of others they are infringing. My choice to not smoke will not give anyone cancer. Just read the comments above. If my stereo volume offends my neighbor, I would turn it down! She does not have to buy ear plugs so that I can do whatever I want in my home. Simply put, that called consideration and a good neighbor policy. She selfishness is costing me my life savings to move from here. Reply
Teresa says December 23, 2018 at 4:01 pm I agree this is America! I’m a smoker but I try and be as considerate as I can be but if your rude about it then I’ll blow that shit right your way! I’m a very nice person but because I’m addicted to cigarettes doesn’t mean I have to be verbally abused for it. I have a tough addiction I have found really hard to stop. I’m clean and sober for 8 years, lost 60 pounds by quitting unhealthy foods, have placed a bet in one year after having a gambling addiction so smoking right now is my only last vice… so I want to quit? Yes but when I’m ready and I’m not ready yet but because of that doesn’t make it ok for a non smoker to abuse me or be nasty to me. I’m sure your not perfect even as a non smoker and I don’t pick on others bad habits!! Anyhow my point is everyone here bashing smokers might want to be a bit more compassionate instead of being an ass…. mist of us would love to quit but it’s a really hard thing… I quit drinking/drugging/gambling/eating unhealthy but smoking has been the hardest addiction to quit but cmon some of you are just downright nasty in your comments… America is going to the birds with how we treat one another. Smh Reply
Teresa says December 23, 2018 at 4:07 pm What are you smoking?? Lol I pay my own health insurance and nobody else pays when I get sick and see a doctor!! If I choose to infect my lungs I’m not hurting anyone but myself. I consider myself a very considerate smoker I try really hard to make sure I don’t bother anyone but if your rude I’ll blow it your way! Nobody pays any taxes for anything I do so before you speak, make sure you know what your talking about!! Thank you Reply
