About harm health

Smoking of tobacco is very widespread among thepopulation of entire countries. In Europe approximately 215million persons are smokers from that 130 million man. Smoking is one of the most frequent reasons of death thatman in forces to prevent.

Meantime in the world annually a tobacco carries awayabout 3 million human lives, Smoking is clearly related todevelopment of chasse of lungs, emphysema, chronicbronchitis, stenocardia, stroke, causes an oxymortia,aneurysm of aorta and disease of peripheral vessels, andalso other serious pathology of internalss. Only in thecountries of Europe the annual number of the deaths relatedto the consumption of tobacco wares makes about 1,2 million(14т of all deaths). From data of European Union 19000 non-smokers die annually from the passive smoking.

The Ministry of health of the Republic of Belarus expresses its serious concern about the problem of tobacco use, especially among adolescents and young adults, and is taking various measures to prevent it. In this regard, and in order to implement the provisions of the who framework Convention on tobacco control, from 9 may to 31 may 2014, our country is the Republican informational - educational campaign "Belarus against tobacco".

The aim of the campaign is to raise public awareness regarding the harmful consequences of tobacco use, leading to addiction and several serious diseases, the formation of civil society support measures aimed at protecting the population from the consequences of tobacco consumption and exposure to tobacco smoke, countering the promotion of commercial and other vested interests of the tobacco industry.

According to who, every year around the world die 5 million people. Experts predict that by 2020' tobacco will become the leading cause of death of 10 million people annually. Smoking is linked to 40% of deaths from coronary heart disease, up to 30% - from cancer. Smoking greatly increases the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.

Smoking - formed type of behavior among youth. In Europe, Smoking prevalence among young people aged 15-28 years is approximately about 30% with a slight uptrend.

It has been estimated that annually in the Republic of Belarus are deprived of life due to this habit of 15,500 people, including 15,000 men and 500 women. For comparison, in road traffic accidents annually kill about 2000 people.

The average loss of lifetime smokers Belarusians for all ages is 18 years and for the age group 35-69 21 years.

Prolonged Smoking leads not only to the fact that people often hurts, but it reduces efficiency, attention and physical endurance, decreased memory, attention, hearing, growing fatigue, increases the number of committed errors. That is why smokers often fail to achieve good results in life. They often have conflicts with those who do not smoke; and they often become unattractive: changing the color of their teeth, the skin turns grey and yellow, eyes dull.

In smokers increases the risk of cancers that lead to premature death or disability.

So a tip for those who do not smoke, just one: "don't start with me", but those who have already started Smoking should also know: "never Leave early."

The main effect on the body when Smoking has nicotine, which is a potent poison. Its lethal dose for humans is 1 mg per 1 kg of body weight. Therefore, according to the who, worldwide each year from diseases associated with Smoking kills 2.5 million people.

Smokers are not able to achieve high results in sports, other activities - singing (the voice becomes hoarse) In smokers changing appearance, they become

unattractive.

In the lungs when Smoking gradually accumulate tobacco smoke, soot. Painful cough injure lung tissue, decreased elasticity, accumulated mucus, a swelling of the lungs, greatly abated breath.

Nicotine causes strong excitation of the cells of the cerebral cortex, but after a while these cells, tired, slow down, reduce its activity.

Malnutrition brain - deterioration of memory, attention, growth, fatigue, eye fatigue, decreased hearing, decreased reading speed, increases the number of mistakes

Large changes occur in the cardiovascular system quickens the pulse, raises blood pressure, increases the load on the heart. Affects the blood vessels of the brain and how

consequence, headaches, swelling and pain in the lower extremities, a feeling of heaviness when walking, affected the gastrointestinal tract, bleeding gums appear; crack the enamel of the teeth, changing their color.

Principal diseases of smokers, causing their mortality, include:

1. cancer of the lips, mouth, throat, esophagus, larynx, lungs;

2. cardiovascular disease: high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, endarteritis, etc.;

3. respiratory diseases pneumonia, chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma, emphysema;

diseases of the digestive system: ulcer of a duodenal stomach ulcer, stomach bleeding, alternating constipation and diarrhea.

No body is suffering from Smoking to the same extent as the lungs. This is not surprising, because in one CC, tobacco smoke, there are 600 thousand particles of soot. These substances are deposited in the bronchi and lungs. The mucous membranes of the trachea, bronchi and their smallest branches of the bronchioles, the alveoli, the second after the oral mucosa and larynx take the brunt of the poisonous smog that comes from smoked cigarettes. One nicotine the risk of tobacco smoke is not exhausted. It has a "bouquet" of poisons absorbed Smoking man. This ammonia, carbon monoxide, aniline, hydrogen sulfide, carcinogenic hydrocarbons that cause the growth of malignant tumors, of hydrocyanic acid. Located in tobacco smoke these substances cause profuse salivation. Part of saliva when swallowed, and harmful substances are released into the gastrointestinal tract. Hence the constant pain in the stomach and intestines, alternating constipation and diarrhea, and the progression of peptic ulcer disease 12-and humus intestine and stomach, chronic gastritis and enterocolitis, and at its worst, and cancer.

One of the serious consequences of chronic nicotinism is chronic bronchitis, emphysema, bronchial asthma. Smoking is significantly reduced resistance to lung infections, starting with the ubiquitous ARD to tuberculosis, the probability of which the smoker is very high (out of 100 TB patients 95 by the time of the development of the disease Smoking).

It was found that pregnant smokers are 2-3 times more likely to be preterm labor. It is estimated that one in five stillborn children would be alive if not for their parents smoked.

Small children in the smoke-filled room, sleep poorly, have a decreased appetite, often there is a bowel disorder. Children lag behind their peers in physical and mental development.

Novice smokers, teenagers, become irritable, anemic, worse time in school, lag behind in sports, get sick more often.

It is established that if the health of the pupils is taken as 100, we have a few smokers, it is kept at 92, and a lot of smokers decreases to 77. Among smokers are significantly more students of grade repetition. Usually guys secretly smoke, hurriedly, but with the rapid combustion of tobacco goes up in smoke 2 times more nicotine than when slow. Consequently, the harm from Smoking is even worse.

There is a difference in mortality among smokers, depending on the number of cigarettes smoked. There is an increasing mortality rate among people who began Smoking at a young age, and among those who delayed smoke. The excess mortality among smokers is caused by the increase in the number of certain diseases.

Passive Smoking and its effects

Inhalation of air with tobacco smoke is called passive Smoking. Tobacco smoke is harmful not only for the smoker but also for those who are near him. Especially goes for young children in families of smokers. Disorders of sleep and appetite, impaired functioning of the stomach and intestines, irritability, poor performance and lag in physical development - this is an incomplete list of the effects of fumigation parents of their children.

Studies have shown that the risk of passive Smoking is very real. The smoke flowing from the lighted cigarette is unfiltered smoke. It contains 50 times more carcinogens, twice as much tar and nicotine, and five times more carbon monoxide, and 50 times more ammonia than the smoke inhaled through a cigarette. For people working in the heavily smoke-filled room type bars, the degree of passive Smoking can reach the equivalent of 14 cigarettes a day, which brings them to the regular smoker.

Inhaled passively to tobacco smoke is a strong irritant of the lungs. Studies have shown that children raised in homes with smokers, are showing signs of disorders that are closely associated with heart disease in adulthood. In people suffering from asthma, especially in children, secondhand smoke can cause attacks of this disease.

Tips for those who want to quit Smoking

Persons who wish to quit Smoking, can get advice on this issue at the doctor psychiatrist or psychotherapist. Drug cabinets are available in all areas and are part of the provincial (municipal) substance abuse clinics. Psychotherapeutic offices exist in all districts of the Republic.

The treatment is performed on an outpatient basis. In addition, effective counselling psychologist.

Psychiatrist advises a patient, gives advice on how to quit Smoking. If necessary, prescribes a course of treatment. The treatment is performed on an outpatient basis, anonymously and on a paid basis.