The 2021 Dongyang City Resident Tobacco Use Survey data shows that the smoking rate of people aged 15-69 is 19.37%, which means that one in five people in this age group smokes, the e-cigarette usage rate is 1.56%, and the second-hand smoke exposure rate is 1.56%. 46.25%. In terms of age structure, the smoking rate of residents aged 45 to 49 is the highest, which is 30.00%. In terms of education level, the smoking rate of high school/vocational high school/secondary secondary school residents is the highest, which is 26.90%.
Smoking is harmful
As long as smoking is harmful to health. Smoking can lead to respiratory diseases, heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, cancer, infertility, osteoporosis and other diseases.
At present, my country is the world’s largest tobacco producer and consumer, and one of the countries most seriously affected by tobacco. There are more than 320 million smokers in my country, and more than 1 million people die each year due to smoking, more than the sum of the deaths caused by tuberculosis, AIDS and malaria. Half of all smokers will die prematurely due to smoking in the future, and the average life expectancy of smokers is at least 10 years shorter than that of non-smokers.
Tobacco smoke contains more than 7,000 known chemicals, including at least 69 carcinogens. Among the main harmful substances, nicotine causes tobacco dependence and addiction; tar causes lung cancer, throat cancer, and lung diseases; carbon monoxide increases cholesterol and accelerates atherosclerosis; radioactive substances contain carcinogens; irritant compounds contain potassium cyanide , mercury, arsenic and pesticides and other deadly ingredients.
Indoor smoking rooms and ventilation facilities cannot avoid the harm of second-hand smoke exposure. There are no harmless tobacco products, just smoking is harmful to health.
Low-tar, light-flavored cigarettes are not less harmful
Some citizens think that low-tar, light-flavored cigarettes are less harmful, but this is not the case. First, for low-tar, light-flavored cigarettes, smokers tend to smoke more and deeper to gain satisfaction; second, there are many carcinogens in tobacco, not only in tar; third, the actual inhalation of human body The amount of tar is not the same as what is printed on the cigarette package. This design of tobacco companies is misleading. Fourth, many smokers think that they are smoking “low-tar” or “light” cigarettes, which are less harmful. Caused to give up the idea of quitting smoking.
The sooner you quit smoking, the better
Quitting is the only way to reduce the harms of smoking. Smokers should actively quit smoking, and the willingness to quit smoking is the basis for successful smoking cessation. Smoking cessation is the only way to reduce the harm of smoking. The sooner you quit smoking, the better, and quitting smoking at any age can benefit. Quitting smoking can significantly reduce the risk of disease morbidity and mortality. Uncomfortable symptoms may occur during the process of smoking cessation, and professional smoking cessation treatment is acceptable.
It takes a certain amount of willpower to quit smoking to be truly successful. From now on, quit smoking completely or gradually reduce the number of smoking, usually 3 to 4 months can be successful; throw away all cigarettes, lighters, matches and ashtrays; avoid participating in places or activities where you are used to smoking. Drink water, eat fruit or take a walk after a meal to get rid of the idea of a cigarette after a meal; when the craving comes, do deep breathing activities immediately, or chew sugar-free chewing gum, and avoid replacing cigarettes with snacks, otherwise it will cause blood sugar to rise and the body Overweight; resolutely rejecting the lure of cigarettes, often reminding myself that smoking one more cigarette is enough to undo all previous attempts to quit smoking.
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Content provided by Dongyang CDC
Editor: Wu Meilin