Question: My husband smokes cigars and he says they are not nearly as bad as cigarettes because he doesn’t inhale. Is this true?

Dr. Hibberd’s answer:

Your husband is wrong. Cigars are every bit as bad as cigarettes. He does inhale, but it is not the same direct purposeful inhalation that cigarette smokers engage in, which delivers nicotine and carcinogens to their bronchial airways and lungs. He needs to do a little more reading on the harm and damage from secondhand smoke, and should to realize the danger his cigar smoking is posing to himself and his loved ones.