Question

discuss the hazards of smoking and how to reduce those hazards. Discuss ways smokers concerned about the health hazards of smoking could reduce the harm of smoking to themselves and to those around them. Is quitting the only solution?

Answer 1

ANSWERS :

HAZARDS OF SMOKING : Smoking causes a serous effects on health which are called as hazards of smoking on health. They are as follows -

1. Lung cancers

2. Lung disorders -, Calcification of lungs

3. Respiratory disorders - COPD, Bronchitis, Asthma, Emphysema, Repeated respiratory infections

4. Cancer of the mouth, bladder, esophagus, stomach

5. Gastric ulcers formation

6. Cardiovascular disorders - High blood pressure, Myocardial infarction, stroke,Cardiac arrest, etc

7. Endocrine disorders - Diabetes mellitus

8. Eye disorders

9. Pregnancy disorders - Abortions

10. Low birth weight of child, Sudden infant death syndrome, Breathing difficulty at birth

WAYS TO REDUCE HEALTH HAZARDS OF SMOKING :

Smoking is one of the substance addiction when once it is adapted it cannot be stopped by people due to addiction to tobacco or cigarettes. The above mentioned are the health hazards on people. To avoid the complications and hazards on health the only way is to Quit Smoking. Quitting of smoking cannot be achieved in a single day, it has to be planned according to the level of addiction by people to smoking. De addiction centers on smoking helps to people quit the habits of smoking.The following steps can make the person quit the habit of smoking -

1. Throw cigarette packets away from the home, so that person cannot get the thoughts of smoking again.

2. Encourage family and friends to participate in the smoking cessation classes and to provide psychological support to the client.

3. Let client spend time with family, friends, keeping away from smoking zones or smokers who smokes during parties.

4. Let client set a particular date and time to quit smoking. Don't force the client in making their decisions.

5. Motivate person to involve in jobs, areas of work places where he/ she can get diverted from the thoughts of smoking.

6. Participating in music classes, dance, games, spending time with loved ones, exercises, reading puzzles, magazines, painting, etc which all can divert person from smoking

7. Ask client to chew gums, candies, nutritive foods to get diverted.

8. Stress management practices by involving a support system from quitting smoking.

9. Using of nicotine drug patches or gum to quit nicotine addiction.

10. Counselling sessions to educate client on hazards of their own health and their family members.

Therefore, by practicing of all the above methods the health hazards of smoking can be prevented both on smokers and non smokers.