Smoking is preventable in young people

• May 1, 2024

Despite the fact that society is increasingly better informed about the damage to health, the rates of consumption of cigarettes increase. Experts warn about the absence of campaigns to fight against smoking , which has lethal effects on the population. And the worst, they warn, is that diseases associated with tobacco can be prevented in a high percentage if smoking is stopped.

Also from home can be prevented. Generally, the adolescent who has a good emotional development (who is warned about the harm caused by tobacco from a very young age and, above all, who has the example of non-smoking parents) if he is sent as a child to practice of the sport and live in a healthy environment, it is difficult to adopt this addiction .

It requires a joint task between parents and children to promote activities sports, intellectuals, musicals or the development of other productive skills.

Yes, you can leave!

Around the world, the No Smoking Day is celebrated on June 1, but can you really stop smoking? How can non-smokers motivate assets to quit, especially among young people? There are many methods to stop smoking, from the orientation and prevention of evil.

In Mexico, as in other countries, different self-help groups have emerged for smokers, specialized clinics and social support mechanisms that provide all the necessary data and guidance; however, all this information does not seem to be enough for the young boys do not fall for that vice .

Quitting smoking is not easy, but it is possible. You just have to decide. The proof is in thousands of people who have tried and succeeded. Perhaps it is enough to remember this terrible phrase: "every minute you smoke is a minute less than life". In addition, the task of society is to show young people the love of life.

Non-smokers

According to statements by the World Health Organization (WHO), non-smokers inhale the same tar, nicotine, monoxide and carbon dioxide produced by the cigarettes of which they have the habit.

The smoking passive, imposed or involuntary, violates the right to health of non-smokers, who must protect themselves from any environmental contamination. This in children, as a consequence of smoking parents, has been the cause of studies in which a direct relationship has been found between the passive inhalation of tobacco smoke and the Health childish.

The conclusions show a greater predisposition to respiratory infections sharp, otitis half, cough chronic and bronchial wheezing. In the children of smoking parents, pictures of asthma .

The actions to avoid these health damages can not wait any longer, it should prevent children and young people from starting tobacco consumption, and support those who already smoke to quit, as well as encourage environments free of tobacco smoke to protect to non-smokers.

The habit of smoking creates a false image, which does not make people smarter, smarter, independent, prosperous and interesting, but quite the opposite.

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Video Medicine: Mayo Clinic Minute: Tackling tobacco addiction (May 2024).