Can ordinary masks save me from cigarette smoke?

What's an “ordinary mask”? If you mean a surgical mask or something like that, then no, it won't. If you wear something like a respiratory filter (the kind of thing firemen or those handling toxic substances wear) then probably yes. read more

If you don’t like the odor of cigarette tobacco, yes, an ordinary surgical mask will save you. You can also put your hand over your face and be saved. I do this every morning as I pass the water treatment plant on my way to work. read more

Even at very low concentrations, sarin can be fatal. Death may follow in 1 to 10 minutes after direct inhalation of a lethal dose unless antidotes are given. Antidote: - atropine and pralidoxime, are quickly administered. Atropine, anantagonist to muscarinic acetylcholine receptors, is given to treat the physiological symptoms of poisoning. read more

For apartment and condo dwellers, having cigarette smoke drift in from a neighbour’s unit is an all too familiar hazard. For non-smokers, particularly if they are health conscious, a smoke problem can be worse than a noise problem; it can be heartbreaking when you own the space and weren’t thinking about moving. read more

Depends, if you are tlaking about masking smoke in a confined enviroment, then a smoke filter device almost like a dehumidifier you can purchase and are apparently quite effective for clearing small rooms/places in your house of smoke and odor. read more