According to WHO figures, the smoking epidemic kills nearly six million people every year, but more than 600,000 deaths occur annually among non-smokers but exposed to tobacco smoke. Among the policies suggested by this organization is to protect the general population from exposure to this toxic, and to this request is the Anti-Tobacco Law that was enacted in early 2011 in Spain.
We should be especially concerned the exposure of children (since they are brewing) to tobacco, as well as the increasing number of young people who smoke. The negative effects of smoking on cardiovascular health are more than documented: for example, nicotine damages the internal wall of the arteries and causes alterations in coagulation. These are data provided by the Spanish Heart Foundation, an entity that also alerts us to the fact that when smoking is reduced, the oxygen supply to the myocardium decreases.
The prevention of smoking is key to avoid its negative health consequences. A study conducted with American students concludes that teenagers who smoke are more likely to die years later from heart disease and cancer.
There is no doubt that smoking is still a (and serious) public health problem that affects older people and children. Among young people there may be an amount around 150 million, of teenagers who are using tobacco, and the number is increasing especially among women.
Experts point out that health education should be aimed at preventing smoking in young people and encouraging current smokers to quit smoking
What do we do to combat smoking?
I want to share with you this link that includes information about treatments, strategies and other useful details: it is intended for smokers; as well as the application to calculate the years earned by quitting smoking.
And at home: educate our children It is the best way to prevent, because I already know that in the beginning of the habit of smoking more varied factors can influence, but if at the base of everything is a conscious action on the part of the parents, the children will be less vulnerable.
