Everyone knows that smoking is harmful to health. Every year, 2 million people in China die of smoking or second-hand smoke.
These platitudes of harm will not be repeated.
Today, we would like to tell you four things that few people know about [cigarette cold knowledge].
Quitting smoking is a very economical thing.
First of all, let’s give an announcement. It is definitely not as simple as saving money for cigarettes. Please listen to me slowly.
Scientific statistics show that the earlier you quit smoking, the better the effect. Assuming that everyone starts smoking at the age of 18, the estimation is:
- Quit smoking between 25 and 34 years old and live an average of 10 years longer. Quit smoking between 35 and 44 years old and live an average of 9 years longer. Quit smoking between 45 and 54 years old and live an average of 6 years longer. Quit smoking between 55 and 64 years old and live an average of 4 years longer.
We love to say that [life is priceless], but in fact, from a medical point of view, life is [valuable].
For example, the latest anti-cancer drugs are very expensive at present. The cost of a course of treatment easily exceeds 250,000 yuan, prolonging high-quality life by 2-10 months on average. According to an average of 6 months, the value of high-quality life exceeds 500,000 yuan per year.
Ordinary people quit smoking between the ages of 25 and 34 and live for 10 more years, which is equivalent to saving 5 million yuan!
There are at least 78 definite carcinogens in cigarettes.
Everyone knows that smoking may lead to lung cancer, and there are many carcinogens in cigarettes.
But how many carcinogens are there in smoke?
According to the current research results, cigarettes contain 93 definite toxic substances and 78 definite carcinogens. (e.g. Nitrosamines, benzopyrene, and various radioisotopes)
78 kinds!
Before smoking next time, feel this figure well… … …
Cancer accounts for only 1/3 of the major causes of death from smoking.
Cancer, especially lung cancer, is the main cause of cigarette death, but only accounts for 1/3, and the remaining 2/3 is mainly divided up by cardiovascular diseases and lung diseases.
Smoking can lead to cardiovascular diseases such as stroke, acute heart disease and coronary heart disease, which are ignored by countless young people.
Have you all heard the unfortunate news of the sudden death of young people? In fact, in addition to unhealthy lifestyle, genetic factors and other reasons, long-term smoking, including being poisoned by second-hand smoke, is also a factor that cannot be ignored.
Statistics show that 46% of the young adults aged 30-44 who died suddenly due to cardiovascular diseases in China are related to smoking.
Various lung diseases are also one of the main factors of cigarette death, especially chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which is characterized by shortness of breath, cough and expectoration, and becomes more and more serious with the passage of time.
Every year, 3 million people worldwide die of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, of which 1.2 million are caused by smoking.
In a word, lung cancer is not allowed, which does not mean that one will not die on cigarettes.
Second-hand smoke is much more harmful than smog.
There is no doubt that smog is harmful, but purely in terms of lethality, smog is far worse than second-hand smoke.
The latest large-scale study shows that outdoor air pollution (smog) does not even rank in the top five among the factors leading to cancer. There are five more serious factors than it. The first is smoking.
In China, secondhand smoke kills 100,000 people every year, many of whom are children.
Since children are not yet mature and secondhand smoke affects them far more than adults, parents should avoid taking their children to any smoky place, such as mahjong rooms and Internet cafes.
Second-hand smoke is equally harmful to adults, and the risks of certain cancers, cardiovascular diseases and respiratory diseases will increase.
About 70% of adults are exposed to some kind of second-hand smoke every week, including offices, buses and subways, restaurants and entertainment places, etc. Therefore, it is imperative to completely ban smoking in public places.