On May 28, Shandong CDC held a media training course on tobacco control, focusing on the basic knowledge of tobacco control, international and domestic trends in tobacco control, and the current situation of tobacco control in Shandong Province The reporter learned at the meeting that the 2019 World Health Organization report shows that there are about 1.337 billion tobacco users among the global population aged 15 and above.
More than 1million people in China lose their lives due to tobacco every year. Who: the risk of death from new crown infection is higher
The World Health Organization's global tobacco epidemic monitoring report shows that from 2007 to 2017, the global smoking rate among people aged 15 and over fell from 22.5% to 19.2%.
Globally, tobacco kills more than 8 million people every year, of which about 7million people die from diseases caused by smoking and 1.2 million people die from diseases caused by exposure to second-hand smoke.
China is the largest tobacco producer, consumer and victim in the world. China currently has more than 300million smokers and 740million passive smokers. Among them, the smoking rate of people aged 15 and above was 26.6%, and that of men was as high as 50.5%. The adult smoking rate in Shandong Province in 2020 was 22.65%.
Smoking causes 20% of Chinese men to die. In China, the annual death toll from smoking reached 1million in 2010 and 2million in 2030.
Although the smoking rate of Chinese population shows a downward trend, it still remains at a high level. The use of e-cigarettes is on the rise in China, especially among young people. The smoking rate of Chinese women and adolescents aged 15-24 showed an upward trend.
The newly released report gives a series of new research conclusions with "sufficient scientific evidence": smoking can lead to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, respiratory infection, pulmonary tuberculosis, and a variety of interstitial lung diseases; Smoking can lead to lung cancer, laryngeal cancer, bladder cancer, gastric cancer, cervical cancer, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, liver cancer, esophageal cancer, renal cancer and other cancers. The greater the amount of smoking and the longer the years, the higher the risk of disease
These scientific research conclusions remind us that we must be firm in our determination to quit smoking, and also point out the direction of tobacco control in the next step.
Key places should actively implement "no smoking in places with roofs". The reporter found that supermarkets, restaurants, corridors and public toilets are still the "hardest hit areas" for smoking, while the road crossings, subway entrances and parks are the "high incidence areas" for "recreational smoking".
Lianglirong, head of the smoking cessation clinic of Beijing Chaoyang Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, said that teenagers' smoking would do serious harm to their health, especially their respiratory and cardiovascular systems. Teenagers are sensitive to nicotine. Once they become addicted to smoking, it is difficult to give up. It is necessary to prevent teenagers and other key groups from contacting and using tobacco products.
With the new coronal pneumonia (NCP) epidemic in the world, millions of smokers have expressed their willingness to quit smoking. According to the Beijing Center for Disease Control and prevention, nicotine in tobacco is highly addictive, which will make smokers dependent. The behavioral habits and emotional factors related to tobacco use also make it difficult to quit smoking. However, as long as you quit smoking, you will get health benefits. The earlier you quit smoking, the longer it will take for the body to repair, and the greater the benefits.
In addition, in a statement on the relationship between smoking and novel coronavirus, who stressed that smokers who are infected with novel coronavirus have a higher risk of developing severe illness and death.
Source: Xinhuanet, Xiaoxiang Morning Post, etc