Smoking is the enemy of your life

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What is smoking?

 

Harmful effects of smoking 

 

A cure for smokers 

 

Around the world, about 600,000 people die from secondhand smoke. In adults, secondhand smoke causes cancer, heart disease, infertility, etc. In children, breathing secondhand smoke increases the risk of bronchitis, pneumonia, and other respiratory symptoms. The respiratory disease reduces lung function and increases the risk of sudden infant death syndrome.

 

1. What is smoking?

Second-hand smoking is the act of inhaling (also called exposure to) smoke from lit cigarettes or a smoker's secondhand smoke. This applies not only to traditional cigarettes but also to electronic cigarettes.

4 things you should keep in mind about smoking: 

 

#In the beginning. Cigarette smoke can affect a range of 7-10 meters 

 

#2. 85% of cigarette smoke is invisible to the naked eye 

 

#3. Cigarette smoke can remain in the air for up to 2.5 hours after being extinguished 

 

#4. Cigarette smoke can stick to indoor items: carpets, bedding, curtains, and even dog and cat hair. 

 

#5. All this means that if someone smokes in a closed room (home or office), the people living there will be smokers.                                                   2.Harmful effects of smoking 

According to information from the Canadian government, in traditional cigarettes, there are 2,500 substances, but when burned, they will become 4,000 substances, of which more than 70 are carcinogenic. When it comes to e-cigarettes, there is a lot of evidence that smokers inhale the same nicotine and carcinogens as traditional smokers.

 

Heart disease: Smokers have a 25-30% higher risk of heart disease. Exposure to secondhand smoke affects the heart, blood, and vascular system, increasing the risk of a heart attack. Even secondhand smoke exposure can harden blood vessels and cause fatal heart attacks. Lung cancer: Non-smokers who smoke at home or at work have a 20-30% risk of developing lung cancer. Even short-term exposure to secondhand smoke can promote the development of young cancer cells. As with active smoking, long-term and high levels of smoke exposure, the risk of developing lung cancer high.

Infant diseases: When pregnant women smoke, the risk of premature birth or low birth weight is higher. More dangerously, babies exposed to secondhand smoke (from their mothers before or after birth) have a higher risk of dying from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). SIDS). SIDS is an infant's sudden, unexplained, and unexpected death during the first year of life.

 

Illness in children: Passive smoking is especially dangerous for children. It is the main cause of 150,000 to 300,000 respiratory infections in infants and children under 18 months of age, resulting in 7,500 to 15,000 hospitalizations each year. Children who smoke have weak lungs and are at risk of bronchitis and pneumonia. Also, for children with asthma, secondhand smoke exposure will make it worse and lead to more severe asthma attacks.

 

3. A cure for smokers 

Whether it's traditional cigarettes or e-cigarettes, smoking is just as dangerous as active smoking. Therefore, to reduce the harmful effects of smoking in general and the consumption of useless cigarettes, let Prudential do the following immediately: 

 

How to avoid cigarette smoke: 

 

Advise your family and friends to stop smoking or reduce the frequency of smoking 

 

Avoid places where smoking is allowed or where there is smoke 

 

Regular monitoring of lung and airway health 

 

Smoking is prohibited inside the building 

 

Ask your loved ones not to smoke in front of children 

 

 

 

For smokers: 

 

Quit smoking immediately or reduce the frequency of smoking 

 

No smoking in the house 

 

Keep your body active: Participate in exercise, and healthy sports; Chewing gum or drinking candy... 

 

Develop a healthy, balanced, and sensible diet