Nonsmokers living in condominiums and apartment buildings who are bothered or made ill by drifting tobacco smoke can now fight back.

Yes, now that people are begining to realize that drifting tobacco smoke can cause lung cancer and heart attacks in nonsmokers, more and more of them are becoming concerned about tobacco smoke in their condos or apartment buildings.

Despite the best modern filtration systems, many of the carcinogenic and other dangerous components of tobacco smoke can be recirculated through a building's ventilation system and into nonsmokers' apartments.  These dangerous chemicals can also seep in above or below an apartment door, through poorly sealed walls, and in many other ways.

If you can smell it, it could be killing you!  And even if you can't smell it, many of these cancer-causing chemicals can never-the-less be entering your lungs.

Moreover, many  people who has asthma, hay fever, allergies, emphysema, sinusitis, and many other conditions can be severely irritated by even small amounts of drifting tobacco smoke.  And those with a prior history of heart problems, who are overweight, have a high cholesterol level, or are simply elderly may be at increased risk of a sudden and deadly heart attack brought on by drifting tobacco smoke.

If you, or your family, or a friend or relative live in a condo or apartment building and are bothered by or worried about drifting tobacco smoke, here is some good news.  More and more tenants are filing effective complaints -- often with information provided by Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), the nation's oldest and largest antismoking organization.

Even more importantly, many are successful in protecting their health and comfort, and the health and comfort of your family.  By following a few simple steps, you also can protect your health, and perhaps even save your life.

As a public service to help victims of  victims of drifting tobacco smoke in condos and apartments learn how to protect themselves, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), a 36-year old legal-action charitable organization entirely supported by tax-deductible contributions, has put together a list of suggestions for taking effective action.

This document, which also contains information about several valuable legal precedents which can help you persuade your condo board or apartment manager to take action, can be downloaded by clicking on the link below.

Please note, however, that this information is available only to member-supporters of Action on Smoking and Health (ASH).  To find out how you can become a member of ASH on line, and to obtain access to this and other valuable information for members as well as several special gifts, please click here to learn the many benefits of joining ASH on-line.

Once you join -- which you can do conveniently over the Internet -- you will receive by e-mail the user name and password you need to unlock this valuable information.  Your other gifts will be sent to you by mail.

Please don't hesitate.  Drifting tobacco smoke already kills more people than motor vehicle accidents, all crimes, AIDS, illegal drugs, etc.  In other words, you are statistically more likely to be killed by your neighbor's tobacco smoke than by his car, his gun, or his AIDS virus.

Your contribution to join ASH is fully tax deductible.  Please click here to learn the many benefits of joining ASH on-line, and then take the first step toward bringing a potentially-winning law suit.

Once you have become a member of  ASH  you can access the information about protecting your rights as a nonsmoking tenant, including a growing list of valuable legal precedents by  clicking on the following link: smoking-in-condos-and-apartments-page.html