Puff Of Death

What was todays shocking news in front page of a newspaper???It was none other than the report of largest ever done survey on smoking and on its effects on human beings in our country.It was really shocking as according to the survey as smoking will kill 1 million adults( aged between 30yrs to 69yrs)in the year 2010,thats merely 2 years ahead.The research has carried out by a team from India, Canada and UK,and supported by World Health Organization(WHO) and health ministry.The survey was published in New England Journal Of Medicine.

Even this study has not found any safe levels of smoking and more shockingly they had found that cigarettes are more dangerous than bidis.The major causes of deaths in urban smokers are heart attacks were as in rural areas its due to tuberculosis.

Another fact that really surprised this researchers were that smokers in India start smoking at a later age as compare to the smokers of Europe and America and even smoke less than them,but after this also, in India smoking kills not only from diseases like cancer and lung diseases but also from heart attacks and tuberculosis.

Below i just tried to compile up some major facts that has come in light from this survey about India and smoking risks in India:

• There are 12 crore smokers in India,i.e.,every 9th Indian smokes.By 2010 ,10lakhs people will die of smoking every year.
• 70 per cent of these deaths occur in the 30-69 age group---people in there productive and reproductive prime.
• Cigarettes are deadlier than bidis.
• Male bidi smokers lose 6yrs of expected life whereas women lose 8yrs.
• Cigarette smokers lose 10 yrs of expected life.
• Smoking causes deaths by tuberculosis(38%),respiratory diseases(31%),heart diseases(20%), cancer(32%) and others(23%).
• Just 2% adults have quit smoking in India,most of them only after falling ill.

So here is a request to every smokers that brother just look at the above dangerous facts and quit smoking before its too late for you also, and also dont put life of your loved ones too in danger indirectly through passive smoking.

And as a post-smoker i can also advice you peoples that its not so hard too quit,you just requires a hard determination and will to quit. You can easily leave it, as i did it man.

Source: Study Of Smoking & Death In India,(New England Journal Of Medicine) & HT
Compiled By:Saurav Chakraborty

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