Like, why would second hand smoke be worse then first hand smoke? Wouldn't the actual person who was smoking be subject to the same environment as the non-smoker, if they were both at the same locality? Why wouldn't the smoker get as much 'second hand smoke' as the non-smoker? The smoker gets both, he gets first hand and second hand smoke. The non-smoker gets only second hand smoke. If second hand smoke was worse then first hand smoke, wouldn't more non-smokers get lung cancer then smokers? [log in to unmask]