World No Tobacco Day aims to encourage countries and governments to work toward strict regulation of tobacco products. According to World health organization (WHO), Tobacco is responsible for the death of 1 in 10 adults worldwide. Tobacco is responsible for 5 million deaths worldwide. WHO urged all governments to ban smoking in public places. Women and children are worst sufferers due to passive smoking. China is the worst sufferer where more than 1 lakh people are dying each year due to second hand smoking.

 
 

Leading causes of death according to WHO:

 

1. Heart diseases,
2. Tobacco use.

 

Tobacco use in any form can produce number of diseases in the body. Out of them, 70% are diseases of Respiratory system. The most important disease is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and the second important disease is Lung Cancer.

 

Tobacco mainly contains –Nicotine, Tar, Carbon Monoxide and 4000 different types of different harmful cancer producing chemicals.

 

When a person smokes tobacco, the harmful chemicals enter into the respiratory tract damages the inner mucous layer and produce other poisonous substances. The cilia (thread –like small structures) immediately come into action and move vigorously to all sides, trying to remove the harmful products.

 

But after some time the cilia become weak and cannot send out these pollutants from the respiratory system and in turn, the harmful products remain there and begin to damage the respiratory system and infect the organs causing diseases.

 

 

Diseases due to Tobacco use:

  

1. Pneumonia
 

2. Bronchitis
 

3Tuberculosis
 

4. Emphysema
 

5. Lung Cancer.

 

 

Signs and Symptoms of Lung Diseases:

 

1. Tightness in the chest
 

2. Pain in the chest during inhalation
 

3. Cough and wheezing.
 

4. Breathlessness
 

5. Loss of appetite and weight loss,
 

6. Sleeplessness, tiredness and shivering of the body (mainly due to accumulation of Nicotine in the blood).
 

7. If the person is already suffering from Asthma, smoking aggravates it severely. 70% of the smokers want to get rid of this bad habit, but only 3% are able to put a full stop to it.

 

 

How to get rid of this bad habit:

 

1. Doctor’s moivation is essential.

2. Support from family members and friends is also plays a prominent role.
 

3. Behavior therapy with psychologists.
 

4. Constipation problem may be there after stopping smoking, but this will be solved with drugs. 5. De- Addiction Therapy the desire of smoking is gradually decreased.

 

The drugs have to be taken under the supervision of a physician. Many individuals might stop the smoking with the above methods, but some may start to smoke again, so the persons should be watched by their relatives for some more time and also they should be kept away from the smokers’ circle. It is good to consult the doctor for every three months.

 

Smoking should not be stopped all of a sudden, because of nicotine effect on the body. If stopped suddenly, the person gets angry even for small causes and develops vomiting, diarrhea, pains all over the body, shivering, loss of concentration and tiredness. So smoking should be stopped gradually.

 

 

Why they smoke?

 

Brain is activated and there is a sense of happiness develops in the mind of a smoker, due to the presence of Nicotine in the tobacco. Our body naturally produces some amount of Nicotine along with other chemicals. The normal function of Nicotine is to control the emotions that arise in the brain (mind) and gives joyfulness even in the depressed mind (man).The body produces only the required amount of Nicotine, for its normal physiological function, and not excess any more.
More over hormones like-Adrenaline and neurotransmitters like Acetyl choline control the production of Nicotine; otherwise the excess production will endanger the life of a person. Here the Nicotine in the tobacco mixes with the already present natural Nicotine in the body and causes the harmful effects in the individual.

 

Now, devices contain artificial Nicotine in the form of –chewing gum, skin patches and also Nicotine sprays. But these are not given in those patients suffering from heart diseases and high blood pressure. These patients will be given other medications which contain very less amount of Nicotine.

 

The final advice is—‘’Where there is a will, there is a way’’. If the individual develops strong will power, he can get rid of that bad habit, under any circumstances.

 

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