What's wrong with smoking?

Why do many people become smokers? Yet the pleasure derived is not comparable with the long-term effects. "You do not believe? Read the back of the bottom pack. Haha." Someone said if during this smoker has smoked at least 100 cigarettes. Tobacco is a dilemma because on one hand to cause damage to health while on the other hand be a supplier of excise that is big enough for the state.

Globally, tobacco consumption kills 1 person every 10 seconds. WHO estimates that by 2020 the disease associated with smoking will become a major health problem in many countries. The smoking habit is considered
to be an entry point to the misuse of drugs.

Another phenomenon that must be considered is the passive smokers, ie those who do not smoke but polluted by tobacco smoke. Contamination can occur in homes, office space, vehicles, and other public places. Survey proves lebihdari 90% of active smokers admitted to smoking in the house when with family members, so that about 70% of Indonesia's population aged 0-14 years have been exposed to smoke from birth (secondhand smoke). This information shows how great the prevalence of passive smokers with more severe consequences.

Cigarette smoke consists 4000 chemicals and 200 of them are toxic. Among others, carbon monoxide (CO) and policyclic aromatic hydrocarbons containing substances trigger the occurrence of cancer (such as Tar, Benzopyrenes, Vinyl chloride, and nitroso-nor-nicotine/nicotine). In addition, nicotine addiction can menimbulkam both active smokers and passive smokers. Active and passive smokers are at risk of cough with shortness of breath 6.5 x compared to nonsmokers. The cigarette industry is always trying to deny the evidence of epidemiological evidence on the impact of smoking on human health.

Nicotine is an alkaloid that is a stimulant and at high doses toxic. This substance is only present in tobacco, is addictive and affects the brain and nervous system. In the long term, nicotine will suppress the brain's ability to experience pleasure, so smokers always need a high level of nicotine. Achieving the level of satisfaction and ketagihannya. Addictive nature of nicotine which is evidenced by the gap between the number of smokers who want to quit smoking and the number who successfully quit. Survey on school anak2 aged 13-15 years in Jakarta showed that more than 20% were smokers and 80% of them still want to quit smoking but he did not succeed.




Quoted from: Book of Information and Communication Technology 2, Class VIII. Yudhishthira. Drs. Supriyanto.