Smoke Free Riverside

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WARNING: Secondhand tobacco smoke drifting into your apartment or condominium can lead to serious health problems for you and your family.
Find out how to protect yourself and your loved ones.
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  • Breathing secondhand smoke can lead to serious health issues such as asthma and various cancers.i
  • Secondhand smoke can travel into an apartment from other apartments and common areas through doorways, cracks in walls, electrical lines, ventilation systems and plumbing.ii
  • Ventilating apartments and condominiums cannot get rid of all tobacco smoke toxins.iii
  • The only real way to protect all families in your community from drifting tobacco smoke is to require all multi-unit housing in your city to be smoke free.iv
  • As of 2019, over 90 California cities have adopted Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Housing ordinances.v

About This Campaign

The Issue

Many families in multi-unit housing communities are exposed to secondhand smoke. Breathing secondhand smoke is a serious health hazard, especially for children and those who suffer from pre-existing medical conditions such as emphysema, asthma and lung/heart disease.

The Real Solution

All residents should be protected from tobacco smoke drifting into their home. Some multi-unit housing communities have voluntarily made their housing complex smoke-free. Yet, there are many families that live in multi-unit housing communities that still allow smoking. Cities have the authority to require that all multi-unit housing within their jurisdiction be smoke-free.

Get Involved

The good news is that you can make a difference by contacting your city leadership and let them know that you support the requirement that all multi-unit housing be smoke free. Click the button below to get your voice heard!

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My son was coughing, but he wasn’t sick. I live in an apartment next door to someone who smokes. I realized it was because he was breathing in the smoke from next door. I tried putting a wet towel under the door, but it didn’t work. I asked my neighbor to stop smoking inside her apartment. She tries sometimes, but my son is still being affected by secondhand smoke."

— Florencia

My new neighbors are smokers. When I open a door or window, the smoke comes into my unit. My daughter has shortness of breath and needs to use her inhaler. I feel like there is nothing I can do to keep secondhand smoke out of our apartment."

— Maria

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