Fumador pasivo es aquel sujeto que, pese a no consumir directamente productos provenientes de las labores del tabaco, aspira las sustancias tóxicas y cancerígenas provenientes de su combustión y propagadas por el humo que desprende la misma. Numerosos estudios alertan de los peligros para la salud de este tipo de consumo pasivo han llevado a algunas autoridades a prohibir el consumo público de tabaco para proteger a las personas de los efectos del humo de los cigarrillos. Los efectos en la salud por la exposición al humo del tabaco incluyen cáncer de pulmón, cáncer de los senos paranasales, infecciones de las vías respiratorias y enfermedades cardíacas. No existe una cantidad sana de inhalación pasiva. Los niños, las mujeres embarazadas, las personas mayores y las personas con problemas respiratorios o cardíacos deben tener especial cuidado.La persona que no consume directamente las substancias del tabaco (fumador pasivo) le provoca mas daño.

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Passive smoking is the inhalation of smoke, called second-hand smoke (SHS), or environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), by persons other than the intended "active" smoker. It occurs when tobacco smoke permeates any environment, causing its inhalation by people within that environment. Exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke causes disease, disability, and death. The health risks of second-hand smoke are a matter of scientific consensus. These risks have been a major motivation for smoke-free laws in workplaces and indoor public places, including restaurants, bars and night clubs, as well as some open public spaces. Concerns around second-hand smoke have played a central role in the debate over the harms and regulation of tobacco products. Since the early 1970s, the tobacco industry has viewed public concern over second-hand smoke as a serious threat to its business interests. Harm to bystanders was perceived as a motivator for stricter regulation of tobacco products. Despite the industry's awareness of the harms of second-hand smoke as early as the 1980s, the tobacco industry coordinated a scientific controversy with the aim of forestalling regulation of their products.

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