1.Q: Is it addictive to smoke?
A: Smoking is addictive. Like heroin and cocaine, nicotine in tobacco has been recognized as an addictive chemical. When smoked, the nicotine in tobacco produces a brief euphoric feeling that makes the smoker want to continue smoking. Over time, smokers become psychologically and physiologically dependent on nicotine. When smokers stop smoking for a period of time, they will feel uncomfortable as the nicotine in their body decreases, resulting in withdrawal symptoms. Smokers may experience irritability, headaches, crankiness, insomnia, and difficulty concentrating. If nicotine is not addictive, how can quitters experience these symptoms? Nicotine also affects the brain response, which we can confirm from the brain scans of smokers.
2.Q: What is the biggest harm of smoking to human body?
A: The harm of tobacco to the human body is multifaceted. For example, smoke through the chimney, over time, the chimney wall will accumulate a thick layer of soot. Cigarettes into the body, through the mouth, respiratory tract, digestive tract, all organs of the body may be damaged by tobacco. Smoking is the main risk factor for lung cancer, cardiovascular disease, stroke, coronary heart disease and chronic lung tissue disease.
The most harmful effect of smoking is lung cancer, especially central lung cancer. Tobacco is both a “chemical weapon” (containing more than 3,000 chemical components) and a “radiological weapon”, generally speaking, the content of radioactive substances in cigarettes is 20 times higher than in food, and 30 times higher than in vegetables and fruits. The radioactive substances contained in cigarettes can release high-energy rays that directly kill human tissue cells. People who smoke a pack and a half of cigarettes a day, their lungs are subject to the amount of radiation a year, cumulatively equivalent to receiving 300 chest X-rays. The world medical community, after large-scale research and studies, from the epidemiological point of view, irrefutably confirmed that smoking is the culprit of lung cancer.
3.Q: Under what circumstances is the harm of smoking more serious?
A: First, modern life, people face a lot of pressure, if in a depressed mood, depression, irritability, etc., smoking one after another, the harm is more serious. Second, passive smoking, the harm is more serious. Passive smoking (including contaminated air) has been shown to be a cause of lung cancer in non-smokers. Passive smoking is especially harmful to women and children. Some women who live with smokers are six times more likely to develop lung cancer than the average person. Third, the risk of lung cancer is also more severe in women who smoke.
4.Q: Some people do not get lung cancer even after a lifetime of smoking, while some smokers or non-smokers get lung cancer, from the medical point of view, why is this?
A: From the medical point of view, the key lies in the strength of individual immune system. If the immune system is strong, the ability to resist disease is strong, while a weak immune system makes the body more susceptible to disease. People should not think that “someone who smokes for a lifetime will not get lung cancer” as an excuse and basis to justify their own smoking behavior. Healthy life, healthy breathing, need healthy lungs, people breathe every moment, adults breathe more than 28,000 times a day and night, so you can see how hard the lungs are ah, you can not bear to hurt it again? Healthy lungs are pink, while the lungs of old smokers under the scalpel of a thoracic surgeon are gray and black. It is an undeniable fact that smoking is the main cause of lung cancer! Ninety percent of lung cancer patients have a history of smoking. However, smoking is not the only cause of lung cancer, but there are at least one other factors related to it: occupational carcinogenic factors, air pollution, ionizing radiation, dietary factors, viral infections, fungal toxins, endocrine disorders, family genetics, etc. The occurrence of lung cancer is the result of multiple factors.
5.Q: Can smoking increase your attractiveness?
A: Smoking will definitely not make you more attractive, but it will make you smell like smoke and destroy your personal image. Many young people think that smoking will make people more mature, more attractive and more confident. In fact, this is a propaganda tactic of tobacco companies. Smoking will make people’s teeth, nails and skin yellow, with bad breath, easy to age, increase wrinkles, the whole body smells like smoke, and so on. Just think, how can such a person be attractive? If you want to become more attractive, you can start from other aspects, such as: more physical and mental activities and participate in some interest groups to increase knowledge in various areas, so that the natural attractiveness will be greatly enhanced!
6.Q: What symptoms do smokers have to be vigilant after they appear?
A: Cough is the first common symptom of smokers. However, smokers who think they are smoking cause a cough often mask the condition and even delay the diagnosis and treatment of serious diseases. Many smokers are already at an advanced stage when lung cancer is detected, and as a result, they miss the opportunity for treatment. Therefore, smokers should be especially reminded that if there is a change in coughing habits, irritating cough, frequent blood in the sputum when coughing, frequent hoarseness and other symptoms, they should seek prompt medical attention and not be sloppy.
7.Q: Can smoking help you loosen your nerves?
A: Not necessarily. Smoking can make you relaxed is only an illusion. Nicotine in tobacco impedes the functioning of the nerves in the brain, thus making smokers feel temporarily relaxed. When smokers lack nicotine, they will feel tired and need to smoke to replenish the body’s nicotine for refreshment, forming a vicious circle.
8, Q: What is the general medical measurement of smokers to smoke?
A: The smoking index to measure, for example, a smoker smoked 20 years, the average daily pack (20), then, the smoker’s smoking index is 20 × 20 = 400 years. 400 years is a limit, if a smoker’s smoking index more than 400 years, is a danger signal. For example, a young man who starts smoking at the age of 15 will probably get lung cancer by the time he is 35-40 years old. Therefore, smokers who smoke 400 years of cigarettes should be vigilant.
9, Q: lower tar content of the smoke is safer?
A: Cigarettes with a lower tar content are not necessarily safer, and may even be more dangerous. In fact, the lower tar content of cigarettes and general smoke also bring a lot of bad effects on health. There have been reports that when smokers switch to lower tar content cigarettes, they may smoke more often and smoke deeper because they feel the flavor is not strong enough, increasing the damage caused by smoke toxicity. There is no safe way to smoke in the world, so for the sake of your health, please do not smoke!
10.Q: Menthol cigarettes are safer than regular cigarettes?
A: Smoking menthol cigarettes will not be safer than smoking cigarettes in general. As with low-tar cigarettes, smokers will smoke deeper, leading to an increase in the amount of time smoke remains in the lungs. So smoking menthol cigarettes can also be harmful to health.
11, Q: Some people want to quit smoking, but always can not quit. Medically speaking, is there any dependence on smoking?
A: During the period of quitting smoking, you may feel confused and listless, and in serious cases, you may not think about eating or drinking, you may not be able to sleep, and you may even feel painful, which is called “withdrawal symptoms” from the medical point of view. The main component of tobacco is nicotine, and smoking a lot for a long time can lead to nicotine dependence, and nicotine is the main source of pleasure for smokers.
When you smoke, nicotine will enter the bloodstream with the inhaled smoke, a few seconds after the invasion of your brain, directly stimulate the brain in the pleasure sulk, so that you feel excited, but 30 to 60 minutes later, nicotine on your brain will have an inhibitory effect, you need to light a cigarette to drive away the feeling of inhibition, and began to seek another nicotine stimulation, is this emotional cycle of ups and downs to bind you It is this emotional cycle of ups and downs that binds you to the habit of smoking. A smoker who smokes one carton (20 cigarettes) a day smokes about 7,300 cigarettes a year, and each puff of smoke exhaled by the smoker re-enforces the brain’s euphoria through nicotine. After smoking a cigarette, the smoker receives at least 10 puffs of smoke, which means that the smoker has at least 73,000 opportunities per year to cause addiction. Smoking has now been identified as a drug addiction. If this pleasure-producing substance is suddenly lost, the body will experience a range of nicotine withdrawal symptoms.
Subjectively, quitting smoking relies on will and perseverance. Quitting can be done by smoking low-dose nicotine cigarettes in steps. The core problem of quitting smoking is a matter of will, followed by medical help, such as the use of nicotine replacement therapy, the use of smoking cessation patches, etc.
12.Q: How can I quit smoking as soon as possible and change my smoking behavior?
A: First, more knowledge of the serious health risks of smoking, clear benefits of quitting, such as coughing and phlegm in the respiratory tract will be significantly reduced or disappear within a few weeks after quitting.
Second, you must have the determination and will to take the initiative to ask to quit smoking and never be a slave to your smoking addiction. If your friend gives you a cigarette, you can say out loud, “Sorry, I’ve quit smoking!” And as much as possible, do not stay with those who are still smoking.
Third, make a plan to quit smoking with your personal situation and put it into action. In the process of quitting smoking, you should master the skills of resistance to the act of smoking. It takes about two weeks to excrete the nicotine inhaled into the body, so extending the quit plan to two to three weeks is
ideal.
Fourth, when you wake up in the morning, wipe your skin with a towel moistened with cold water to increase blood circulation. When you want to smoke, drink a large glass of water and eat more fruit. This water and fruit will help the quitter to keep excreting nicotine that has accumulated in the body and brain. Take deep, rhythmic breaths several times a day. Because brain cells need five times more oxygen than other organs, the oxygen that enters the brain through deep breathing will
Help quitters calm their nerves and reduce their interest in smoking.
Five, do not drink alcohol, because alcohol will inhibit the forebrain, weakening the human will, reason and judgment.
Sixth, immediately after eating, leave the table and go for a walk outside. Ensure sufficient sleep and relaxation.
Seven, do not drink caffeinated beverages, such as coffee, cola and strong tea, because some of the effects of caffeine similar to nicotine.
Eight, avoid eating pepper, chili and other spicy foods.
Nine, some people will gain weight after quitting smoking. Weight control should be appropriate to adjust their diet structure. Do not eat high-fat, high-calorie, high-sugar food; do not add meals between two main meals, or snacks; pay attention to breakfast, dinner in moderation, and eat only to the extent of eight minutes full; avoid eating fatty meat; adhere to physical exercise every day.
Feeling some headache after quitting smoking, it means you are gradually getting rid of the bondage of smoking addiction, headache is a natural phenomenon that may occur when the addiction subsides, and after a few days, this detoxification symptom will disappear completely.
Currently, there are about 300,500 million smokers in China, and nearly 1 million people die each year from smoking-related diseases, with an average of more than 2,700 premature deaths per day. Every human life is precious and every premature death is a national tragedy, so let’s take the necessary steps to stop smoking or passive smoking from now on!
13. Q: Will quitting smoking cause you to gain weight?
A: Quitting smoking may cause you to gain a slight amount of weight. Some people gain weight after they quit smoking, which is related to psychological and physical factors. When you quit smoking, your sense of taste and smell will return, making you more able to enjoy the taste of food and eat more food, so your weight may increase. But quitting smoking has many health benefits. If you want to stay fit, you can exercise more and choose to eat low-fat and low-calorie foods.
14, Q: Second-hand smoke is less harmful than first-hand smoke?
A: First-hand smoke and second-hand smoke can be equally harmful to health. The ingredients of secondhand smoke are the same as those of firsthand smoke. There are more than 4,000 chemicals in cigarette smoke.
There are more than 4,000 chemicals in cigarette smoke, and at least 40 of them are carcinogens. If your spouse or family member smokes, you will have many opportunities to inhale secondhand smoke.
If your spouse or family member smokes, you will have many chances to inhale secondhand smoke, thus increasing the number of diseases caused by secondhand smoke.
15. Q: Who can help me quit smoking?
A: Your will and belief are very important to successfully quit smoking. Of course, we are also happy to help you quit. If this is your first time trying to quit, you should have faith and tell yourself that you will succeed. If you have tried and failed to quit, don’t give up so easily, because quitting may not be a one-time success. Remember, quitting smoking is the first step to a healthy life. There are many ways to help you quit smoking.
Choosing a method that works for you will increase your chances of quitting. For more information on how to quit smoking, please refer to the Quit Smoking information sheet.
16. Q: How can I avoid secondhand smoke?
A: Choose a restaurant that is completely smoke-free.
Choose to be seated in a non-smoking area when you eat out.
When someone is smoking in a non-smoking area of a restaurant, tell the person in charge of the restaurant to come up and advise them.
When you see someone smoking in a shopping mall, tell the manager to advise them.
Advise leaders and co-workers to have a smoke-free workplace.
Advise family members and friends not to smoke at home.
Encourage family members and friends to quit smoking. Say no to second-hand smoke.
17.Q: Can I smoke at the Olympic Games in 2008?
A: If you are a smoker and want to watch the games in the 2008 Olympic Games, you can’t have a cigarette, but this dream will not be realized. Because since the 1990s, the Olympic Games has been a total ban on smoking.
18.Q: What are the good practices in foreign countries in terms of tobacco control?
A: Of the fifty states in the United States, forty-four have implemented some level of smoking restrictions, with New York State being the most thorough with this provision. Violations of these rules can result in fines of up to two hundred and fifty dollars or fifteen days in jail. The federal government has imposed a complete ban on smoking in all six thousand eight hundred federal government offices throughout the United States, including Washington, D.C. It is in grocery stores or garage keepers’ rooms that the rules are strict, for example, if there are only two people in the office, if one of them does not smoke, the other is not allowed to smoke in the office. According to Time Magazine, 70.1 percent of people in the United States do not smoke, and only 29.9 percent of addicts.
Australia has been carrying out tobacco control activities for more than 30 years, and has done a lot of in-depth and solid work in government intervention, legislative intervention, publicity and education, etc. The total smoking rate has been reduced from 40% in 1970 to 25% now, and has become one of the advanced countries in the world in tobacco control, with plans to become a smoke-free country by 2031. Everywhere we go, public places and workplaces are free of smoking, and the health care sector in particular has become a smoke-free zone. The smoking rate among doctors is only 3-5%.
The world’s first “strict anti-smoking law” was born in Italy in 1985. This is an example of the Italian government’s commitment to a civilized human society.
Health Canada has recently proposed to expand the area of the Jiankang label on cigarette cartons from 30 to 60 percent. Cigarettes sold in Canada, the cartridges are painted to promote the harmful effects of smoking, the pattern is mainly: sick gums, cancer of the lungs, damaged brain, blocked heart
organs, broken cigarettes, etc.