According to the "China Smoking Hazards Health Report", there are more than 300 million smokers in the mainland, of which about 740 million non-smokers are harmed by second-hand smoke, and the people who are harmed by third-hand smoke cannot be counted.
Smoking is harmful to health, this sentence is known to almost everyone, but knowing that there are very few people who can really quit smoking for the sake of health, relatives and children around them.
How harmful is second-hand smoke to children?
Second-hand smoke often contains more harmful substances than first-hand smoke, and the smoke contains more than 7,000 chemical components, such as carbon monoxide, tar, nicotine and so on. These tobaccos release a large number of harmful components after burning.
These harmful ingredients continue to react with other pollutants in the air, which then form 11 highly carcinogens. These harmful substances have a very large impact on healthy adults, not to mention a child whose lungs are still developing.
Causes the child's intelligence to decline
The study found that children living in a second-hand smoke environment for a long time, the IQ value will drop by two points, because nicotine will produce a cortinine substance when decomposing, and the increase in the cotinine substance entering the child's blood will affect the child's intellectual development.
Causes sudden death of the child
If the child has asthma, respiratory diseases, slow lung function development and other diseases, long-term living in a second-hand smoke environment, it may lead to an increase in the probability of sudden death syndrome in the child.
Affects the child's growth
Through the observation of 9237 children for 36 years, experts found that parents smoke more than 10 cigarettes a day, children will be 0.65 cm shorter than the children of non-smoking families, parents smoke less than 10 cigarettes on average, and children will be 0.45 cm shorter than children of non-smoking families.
In addition, there are also studies that show that parents smoking, will lead to children anorexia, crying and so on.
Unknown third-hand smoke lurks around children everywhere
In addition to the harm of second-hand smoke to children, there are also third-hand smoke that we cannot count, which is also lurking around children everywhere.
The so-called third-hand smoke is the smell of smoke that cannot be dissipated after smoking. Although the smell of third-hand smoke is not as great as the harm of first-hand smoke and second-hand smoke, it will remain on the surface of smokers' clothes, hair and skin, and can also remain on walls, carpets, furniture, etc., which can be said to be everywhere. And the amount of time left on the clothing can be as long as 19 hours.
An infant can easily come into contact with "three-handed smoke" by crawling and sucking fingers. The clothes worn by parents in and out of places with a strong smell of smoke, backpacks, the smell of smoke that can also retain third-hand smoke, and the smell of smoke hidden in taxis, etc., are lurking around children.
What should we do to give our children a smoke-free environment?
According to the data, the smoking rate in the office is 70%, the smoking rate in restaurants and bars is as high as 80% to 89%, and the smoking rate of the home that is consistently considered the most comfortable has reached 80%.
From this data, it can be seen that whether it is a public place or a home, the smoking rate is still relatively high, and if you want to give your children a smoke-free environment to grow, we can only do the whole people to quit smoking. But to achieve universal smoking cessation and create a smoke-free environment is a protracted battle.
At this stage, we can first do the following:
Parents usually do not take their children to some smoke-filled places to avoid their children inhaling second-hand smoke. You can take your children to outdoor activities and get close to nature.
Home is the warmest place for children, to give children a healthy place to grow, family members should start from me, to create a smoke-free environment for children.
Indoor PM2.5 sources also include second-hand smoke from smoking, and air purification equipment can be used to improve indoor air quality at home.
Society and schools need to strengthen the health effects of smoking and second-hand smoke, educate children from an early age, and let children supervise the members of the family together.
Interact with your child after smoking, preferably washing your hands, washing your face, and changing your clothes.
The matter of quitting smoking is not only lip service, but also reflected in action. Whether it is to give children a healthier growth environment or for their own health, I hope that more smokers can quit smoking as soon as possible and give children a smoke-free environment to live.