Majority of people all over the world smoke only for style and fashion. Only a few do it for relieving their stress and anxiety states. You will always have something to do with your hands. To avoid headaches later in the day, always have a cigarette first thing in

the morning. Amuse your friends and be the life of the party by blowing smoke rings. By buying cigarettes from corner stores, you help support local

businesses and help retain the fabric of our society. By smoking heavily, you get out of boring work and will have plenty of

short breaks during the day. You can demand more services and benefits from the government

because you have paid more in taxes. Keep your weight down by smoking cigarettes instead of eating them.

Smoking in Pregnancy Effects are shown in the visual :

Smoking in Youth

Smoking in Old age

Nutritional facts of a Cigarette

Smoking causes excess of harmful elements in the human body.

According to a survey, a single cigarette contains approx. 4500 elements which can cause different types of cancers.

Overall effects on human body

It is also alarming to know that only 24% of our GPs discuss the hazards of smoking with their patients which is disappointing keeping in view the burden of smoking in our country.

GPs tend to assign a higher level of responsibility for quitting on the patients 53% and less on themselves (32%).

Their awareness level is very low (only 34%) with regards to the various methods available to quit smoking, because of the fact that the use of nicotine replacements has not yet become popular in Pakistan. They realize the need of training and 86% of them feel that they are not appropriately trained. Virtually all the GPs (97%) have recommended additional trainings to help them support their patients quit smoking. 94% of the GPs tend to agree that smoking should be classified as a medical condition and if it were so it would encourage more patients to quit.

However, it is also a fact that a higher proportion of Pakistani GPs (66% to 93%) have highlighted the need of prescription therapies for their patients in the fight against tobacco smoking.

From the above illustrations and statements, it is very much clear that smoking is certainly one of the major public health problems all over the world and we need to control it at all levels of life, until it takes us down to the ground.

Individual Community

Health Education Ban on advertisements for the promotion of

smoking. Ban on smoking in public places. Under-age sale of cigarettes should be

prohibited. Ban on smoking in public transports. Ban on smoking in government

offices/institutions. Encourage advertisements on Quitting smoking. Government should provide recreational facilities

for the common man. Text books of all the basic education must include

lessons on smoking hazards.

Workshops and Seminars should be arranged periodically to increase awareness in the community regarding the ill-effects of smoking.

Warning wordings should be prominent on the pack of cigarette.

Anti-smoking banners and posters should be displayed in academic institutions.

Awards should be given to those who take active part in the Anti-smoking campaigns.

Smoking during driving should be banned. Quit smoking by eliminating the exogenous stress factors,

like un-employment. Replace tobacco crop cultivation with other cash crops. Taxation should be increased and be imposed on item

basis, not on the sale value on all tobacco products (in order to make it out of reach of the buyer).

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