How to deal with tobacco intoxication

Being drunk on tobacco can easily lead to dangerous situations because at this time the drunk person cannot control his behavior .

Causes of tobacco intoxication

Tobacco has the scientific name nicotiana rustica L , a herbaceous plant of the tobacco genus (nicotiana) with a very high nicotine content . For a long time, Vietnamese people have had the habit of using tobacco leaves to smoke.

However, there are many people, especially new smokers, who have experienced tobacco intoxication.

People who are drunk on tobacco will lose their balance, and if they are not sitting properly, they can easily fall. In addition, people who smoke tobacco can also foam at the mouth, vomit, and writhe. There have been many cases of people who are drunk on tobacco falling, getting injured, or even dying because they cannot control their behavior.

The cause of tobacco intoxication is because tobacco smoke contains high levels of nicotine, which when entering the body stimulates the central nervous system, causing a feeling of intoxication . Depending on the health condition of each person, the severity of the intoxication varies.

For a long time, Vietnamese people have had the habit of using tobacco leaves to smoke.

Other harmful effects of smoking tobacco

Not only causing intoxication, smoking tobacco can also lead to serious long-term effects on the health of the smoker and those around them.

Increased risk of cardiovascular disease

Tobacco smoke contains dangerous elements that cause myocardial infarction, angina, myocardial infarction, stroke.

Tobacco smoke is often partially filtered through the water in the pipe, but very quickly the water becomes saturated and no longer holds nicotine. A drop of nicotine is enough to kill a horse, so the toxins in tobacco smoke such as nicotine and carbon monoxide gradually accumulate and leave traces on the blood vessel walls, causing the arteries to narrow and possibly become blocked, preventing blood from circulating.

Causes respiratory diseases

Tobacco has a variable nicotine content, which can be up to 16%, much higher than regular cigarettes (about 1%-3%) and seriously affects the respiratory system of active and passive smokers. When tobacco burns, it creates 56 different types of toxins, the most dangerous of which is benzopyrene. Tobacco smoke contains a lot of radioactive polonium-20 that emits alpha particles.

These toxins increase the risk of respiratory diseases in tobacco smokers as well as those who inhale the smoke. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), toxic compounds in tobacco can cause bronchitis, lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

In addition, people who smoke tobacco have a high risk of developing nasopharyngeal cancer, esophageal cancer, colon cancer, etc. Along with that, tobacco is also addictive and causes loss of appetite.

What to do when addicted to tobacco?

When encountering someone who is intoxicated with tobacco, you need to let them lie down in a cool place , then slowly help them up, give them water little by little to help them slowly sober up. If there is no sober person around, tobacco intoxication can easily lead to death because the intoxicated person cannot control his or her behavior.

In particular, if convulsions, foaming at the mouth occur, and there are no signs of the drug intoxication ending, they should be quickly taken to the nearest medical facility for emergency treatment .

Smoking tobacco or cigarettes is harmful to health. Therefore, you should quit smoking tobacco or cigarettes to protect your health and the health of those around you.