Smoke-free festivals
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Tobacco control advocacy
Tobacco Control Initiatives
Tobacco is a deadly killer of human health. The continent is the world's largest producer and consumer of tobacco, as well as the largest victim of tobacco, with more than 1 million people dying each year from tobacco-related diseases. However, due to the public's lack of awareness of the dangers of tobacco, there is still a social atmosphere in the mainland of handing cigarettes to each other during the New Year's holidays. In order to create a smoke-free atmosphere, we put forward the initiative of "Healthy New Year, Smoke-free Festival" to the general public:
01 Harmful components of tobacco
The smoke produced by tobacco combustion is a complex mixture of more than 7,000 compounds, of which gases account for 95%, such as carbon monoxide, cyanogen hydride, volatile nitrosamines, etc., and particulate matter accounts for 5%, including semi-volatile and non-volatile compounds, such as smoke tar, nicotine, etc. The vast majority of these compounds are harmful to humans, and at least 69 of them are known carcinogens, such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, nitrosamines, etc., and nicotine is an addiction-causing substance.
01 What is a passive smoker
Passive smokers are people who live and work around smokers and inhale smoke particles and various toxic substances unconsciously. Passive smokers inhale no less harmful substances than smokers, and smokers exhale cold smoke with 1 times more tar, 2 times more benzopyrene, and 4 times more carbon monoxide than in hot smoke inhaled by smokers. Secondhand smoke has been identified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer as a Group A carcinogen. Secondhand smoke has higher concentrations of many carcinogenic and toxic chemicals than smoke inhaled by the smoker himself.
02 Dangers of smoking
I. Bad breath
Long-term smoking will cause some components in tobacco to adhere to the surface of the teeth, and then form smoke spots, causing bad breath, in addition, smoking can also aggravate the accumulation of plaque, dental calculus, and the imbalance of oral flora.
Second, the skin deteriorates
The harmful substances of smoke directly contact the stratum corneum of the skin, which will affect the metabolism of the skin, accelerate the aging of the skin, destroy the collagen of the skin, and the skin will appear dry, dehydrated, rough, gray and a large number of wrinkles. In short, people who smoke for a long time will have poor skin quality, dullness and lack of elasticity.
3. Smoking can lead to chronic respiratory diseases
Smoking affects the immune function, lung structure and lung function of the respiratory tract, causing a variety of chronic respiratory diseases. There is ample evidence that smoking can lead to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, respiratory infections, tuberculosis, and a variety of interstitial lung diseases, and the higher the amount of cigarettes smoked and the longer the smoking years, the higher the risk of developing the disease. In addition, there is evidence that smoking increases the risk of bronchial asthma, small airway dysfunction, venous thromboembolism (pulmonary embolism), sleep apnea, and pneumoconiosis.
Fourth, the immunity is weakened
Immunity is the foundation of the body's survival. If a person has low immunity, he is susceptible to infection, and cigarettes contain nicotine, tar and other substances, if they are inhaled into the bone marrow and other hematopoietic systems, it is likely to inhibit the production of immune factors, resulting in decreased immunity, resulting in frequent colds and fevers in the human body, and in severe cases, it will also induce cell cancer.
5. The dangers of secondhand smoke
Secondhand smoke also contains hundreds of toxic chemicals, including carcinogens, heavy metals, tobacco-specific nitrosamines and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Exposure to secondhand smoke in nonsmokers also increases the risk of many smoking-related diseases. There is ample evidence that exposure to secondhand smoke can lead to lung cancer, smoke aversion, nasal irritation, and coronary heart disease.
Exposure to secondhand smoke is particularly harmful to the health of pregnant women and children. There is good evidence that exposure to secondhand smoke in pregnant women can lead to sudden infant death syndrome and low birth weight. In addition, there is evidence that maternal exposure to secondhand smoke can also lead to preterm birth, neonatal neural tube defects, and cleft lip and palate. Exposure to secondhand smoke in children can lead to respiratory infections, bronchial asthma, decreased lung function, acute otitis media, recurrent otitis media, and chronic middle ear effusion.
02 Benefits of quitting smoking
Generally, after 6 hours of stopping smoking, the heart rate will drop and the blood pressure will drop slightly. After 12 hours, the nicotine will be excreted from the body. After 24 hours, carbon monoxide will be excreted from the lungs, allowing respiratory function to improve. There may be a cough at this time, as the blockage in the windpipe and lungs can be cleared by coughing. After 2 days, the nicotine-induced adverse effects will disappear. After about 2 months, blood circulation in the hands and feet increases. After 1 year of quitting smoking, the risk of heart disease decreases significantly. After 10 years of quitting smoking, the risk of getting sick becomes the same as that of non-smokers. In addition, smokers can be good role models for their children after they quit smoking. Get rid of the control of tobacco addiction, regain freedom and dignity, get rid of the smell of smoke on your body, and love yourself and your family.
03 How to quit smoking
01Eliminate tension
Is stressful work situations the main cause of your smoking?and if so, remove all smoking equipment around you and change your work environment and work procedures. Put sugar-free gum, fruits, juices and mineral water in the workplace, and you can replace them with these healthy foods if you are addicted to cigarettes.
02Strengthen the awareness of smoking cessation
By setting clear goals, changing the work environment and old habits related to smoking, ex-smokers will actively think of the determination to stop smoking. Be aware of this, and your sense of taste and smell will get better after a few days of quitting smoking.
03Find alternatives
One of the main tasks after quitting smoking is to find alternatives to not smoking in the case of temptation: do trick games so that your hands are not idle, make your mouth smell of not wanting to smoke by brushing your teeth, or distract yourself from exciting conversations.
04 Attend less parties
When you first quit smoking, avoid being tempted to smoke. If a friend invites you to a very good party and everyone at the party smokes, at least at the beginning of your abstinence, you should politely refuse to attend such a party until you feel free of the craving.
05. Exercise more and exercise more
Exercise boosts mood and dilutes cravings, while exercise calms nervous nerves and burns calories.
Source: Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention