Tobacco is a potentially lethal substance which responsible for more than 1 in 10 fatalities globally, with India featuring among the top four users of tobacco. About 11.2 percent smokers worldwide are Indian.

World No Tobacco day is celebrated each year on 31st May.  Let’s discuss more about this years theme ‘impact of tobacco on cardiovascular health’.

• Male and female smokers are at greater risk of myocardial infarction, recurrent heart attacks, and sudden death from coronary heart disease than nonsmokers.

• Several mechanisms contribute to ischemic heart disease among smokers, including atherosclerosis, thrombosis, coronary artery spasm, cardiac arrhythmias, etc.,

• About one third of all heart attack deaths and 40% of stroke deaths are attributable to tobacco use.

• Acutely, smoking may cause myocardial ischemia.

• After one year of smoking cessation, the excess risk of Chronic Heart Disease mortality is reduced by about one-half and continues to decline with time.

Tobacco and its effect on other organs:

• Around 2500 people are dying each day because of the tobacco use. Both, smoking (cigarette, Bidi) and chewing tobacco (gutkha, pan-masala etc.) leads to mouth, lung, Larynx, oesophagus, stomach cancers, etc.

• India has the largest number of the oral cancer cases in the world due to tobacco use.

• Tobacco users are 2 to 3 times more likely to develop heart diseases and paralysis.

• Tobacco use accounts for more than 90% of lung cancers and other Respiratory diseases. Tobacco use causes impotence in men and reduced fertility in women.

• Tobacco use increases risk of getting diabetes.

•  Real Treatment is by:

  • Motivation

  • Commitment

  • Determination and

  • Effort and support in the struggle to quit smoking.

• People do not quit smoking, INDIVIDUALS do! Just like only you can quit smoking. No one can quit smoking for YOU. Only YOU CAN…..

• You better Quit smoking before Life quits you..

  Stay Fit & Stay healthy….