Harmful smoking in any form

The message of World No Smoking Day as well as this year's National Tobacco-Free Week is "Tobacco - Deadly Toxic in All Forms and Sheaths" . Not only spending money, health loss, this year's message also warns smokers about the illusion that manufacturers create, that smoking can still be safe for health.

Harmful smoking in any form
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The cigarette packs are beautifully designed and very eye-catching. On each shell, there are small words such as nicotine - addictive substance - very low, only 0.5mg; or "light", "mellow" cigarettes . There is a filter dedicated to people who smoke regularly, all to give tobacco users the illusion that they can still smoke and power Health is still safe.

At the Hospital of Tuberculosis and Central Lung Disease - The place where the proportion of patients with the most tobacco-related diseases - X.-ray film sheets captures patchy lunges of white spots, black spots. The white part said that the patient's lungs were damaged.

According to Dr. Nguyen Xuan Nghiem - Head of emergency resuscitation department - Central Hospital of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease: "In addition to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, smoking also affects many other parts of the body. The most dangerous , cigarette smoke is the leading cause of lung cancer, but lung cancer so far, treatment is still very difficult. "

According to Dr Nghiem, the emergency department recovers more than 10 TB patients or respiratory-related diseases. When hospitalized, most patients are in short of breath. One-third of these patients admitted that they had smoked tobacco and waterpipe tobacco before, even for years.

Dr. Phan Thi Hai - Secretary of the Tobacco Control Project - Ministry of Health added: "Title tobacco products such as light, soft, low tar, peppermint cigarettes, cigarettes Cloves and tobacco products can have fruit flavor, chocolate flavor, this is the approach of tobacco companies.

However, the nature of these cigarettes is the same, made from tobacco with two main substances, nicotine, and the second is our substance, or tobacco resin, which contains many substances. toxic, these substances can be carcinogens and lead to chronic smokers' diseases such as respiratory and cardiovascular diseases ".

This is the main ingredient of the tobacco manufacturing industry. It contains many toxins. And how finished tobacco products are, whether under cover or names; and people can make more attractive aromas that are still toxic, harmful to human health because all are made from tobacco.