The fight against smoking: we are responsible for our health

Do you know that almost three million people in the world die every year from the addiction - smoking? It is an evil that shortens life by almost a quarter century. One in ten people in the world dying from cigarettes is a Russian.

A bit of history

According to available sources, it is believed that it was Columbus who owned the first acquaintance with tobacco. American natives used tobacco to communicate with their gods, and also chewed tobacco leaves, using them as a painkiller.

The natives gave Columbus tobacco leaves, but he threw them away, not appreciating the gift. But the participant of his expedition, a certain Rodrigo de Jerez, became interested in the smoking process and then became addicted to it himself. A strange plant along with potatoes and tomatoes was brought to their homeland. The Inquisition blamed the travelers for the devil, and the unlucky smoker was jailed.

In Russia…

Gradually, tobacco came to Russia. At first, its use was not encouraged, and under Tsar M.F. Romanov, tobacco began to be sharply negatively regarded, considering it to be a smuggled product. There was a fight against smoking: for its distribution and use of people were punished and fined. After the fire in Moscow in the XVII century, a royal decree was issued so that no one would sell tobacco, keep it at home or use it. The death penalty awaited those who disobeyed, however, it was replaced with another punishment - their nose was cut off.

How does smoking affect the human body

Nicotine is the main component of tobacco. Why is smoking and smokers needed? Consider an example list of negative effects of nicotine-containing products:

1. The level of CO rises, which leads to a decrease in the oxygen content in the blood.
2. Possible early menopause.
3. The risk of osteoporosis increases.
4. The fight against smoking is especially important for women of childbearing age, since there is a likelihood of a sudden termination of pregnancy, fetal death in the womb and low birth weight.
5. Danger of serious lung disease and oncology.
6. The condition of the skin and teeth worsens, leading to early aging.

Does this list not lead society to the conclusion that the fight against smoking should be carried out within a tight framework? Not only active, but also a passive process is harmful. Even non-smokers, inhaling harmful smoke from cigarettes, are exposed to the dangerous effects of nicotine-containing products.

Euphoria from a smoked cigarette

Smoking is considered harmful also because the smoker tries to constantly nourish himself with nicotine. Without tobacco, a person becomes aggressive, irritable, and when you inhale smoke, he develops a feeling of euphoria. Why doesn't a smoker die quickly? The fact is that his body produces an antidote against nicotine. A person gets involved in an endless circle: the body emits an antidote that is neutralized by nicotine.

How to fight?

Living in society, each person should think about health, and not only about his own, but also the people around him. It is necessary to take anti-smoking measures both independently and at the state level. Cigarettes are becoming more expensive today, but that doesn’t really matter: those who smoke will smoke anyway. This means that you need to independently and universally conduct activities and campaigning against a bad habit, such as: 2013 anti-smoking day , which was held in many cities of Russia under the slogan: "It's not fashionable to smoke!"