Adolescents and their parents about the dangers of smoking
On the dangers of smoking Much has been said. However, the concern of scientists and physicians, caused by the spread of this addiction, is growing, as long as there is still a significant number of people did not believe smoking is harmful to health. Smoking - not a harmless activity, you can throw without effort. This is a real addiction, and the more dangerous, that many do not take seriously.
Nicotine - one of the most dangerous poisons of plant origin. The Birds (sparrows, Doves) погибают, If their beaks just bring a glass rod, moistened with nicotine. Rabbit killed by 1/4 of nicotine, dog - from 1/2 drops. For human lethal dose of nicotine is from 50 to 100 mg, or 2-3 drops. It was such a dose on the daily basis in the blood after smoking 20-25 cigarettes (one cigarette contains about 6-8 mg nicotine, of which 3-4 mg enters the bloodstream). Smoker does not die because, that the dose is gradually, not in one step. Besides, of the nicotine neutralizes formaldehyde - another poison, in tobacco. During 30 years a smoker smokes about 20000 cigarettes, or 160 kg of tobacco, absorbing an average 800 g nicotine.
Systematic absorption of small, non-lethal dose of nicotine is addictive, addicted to smoking. Nicotine is included in the metabolic processes, occurring in the human body, and it becomes necessary. However, if a non-smoker at one time will receive a significant dose of nicotine, death can occur. Such cases have been observed in various countries. Our great scientist and pharmacologist H. P. Krafkovym described the death of a young man after, he first ever smoked a big cigar. In France, Nice, as a result of the competition "Who is more to smoke" two "winners", smoked on 60 cigarettes, died, and other participants with severe poisoning were hospitalized. In England, a case of, when long-term smoking 40-year-old man at night, during the hard work, smoked 14 cigars and 40 cigarettes. In the morning he felt bad, and, despite medical assistance, he died. Described case, when the room, where he lay in bundles of tobacco powder, put to bed the girl and she died a few hours later.
Living in smoke-filled rooms and more children are more likely to suffer respiratory diseases. The children of smoking parents in the first year of life increases the frequency of bronchitis and pneumonia, and increases the risk of serious diseases. Tobacco smoke delays the solar ultraviolet rays, which are important for a growing child, affects the metabolism, impairs the digestibility of sugar and destroys vitamin C, baby needs during growth. At the age of 5-9 years of a child disturbed lung function. As a consequence, there is a decrease of abilities to physical activity, requiring stamina and stress.
Surveyed over 2 тыс. детей, living in 1820 families, Professor C. М. Gavalov revealed, that families, where smoking, children, especially at an early age, there are frequent acute pneumonia and acute respiratory infections. In families, where there was no smoke, children were apparently healthy. Children, whose mothers smoked during pregnancy, are prone to seizures. They are much more likely to develop epilepsy.
The Children, born to smoking mothers, lag behind their peers in mental development. So, scientists in the GDR. Bending and X. Blumberg at inspection 17 thousands of children identified gap in reading, letter, and growth. Significantly increased the number of allergic diseases. Soviet and foreign scientists found, allergenic action that has nicotine and dry particles of tobacco smoke. They contribute to the development of many allergic diseases in children, and the smaller the child, the more damage it causes the body to tobacco smoke.
Smoking teen, primarily, affects the nervous and cardiovascular systems. In 12-15 years, they are already complaining of shortness of breath on exertion. As a result, long-term observations French doctor Dekalzne more 100 years ago came to the conclusion, that even a slight smoking causes anemia in children, dyspepsia. Smoking negatively affects student achievement. Increases the number of underachieving in those classes, where more smokers. Smoking slows their students physical and mental development.
Health condition, undermined smoking, does not allow to choose an occupation for the soul, to succeed (for example, young men to become pilots, astronauts, Athletes, girls - dancers, singers and others.). Smoking and student incompatible. School years - a few years growth in both physical, and mental. The body needs a lot of effort, to cope with all loads. Как известно, skills, habits, learned at school age, the strongest. This applies not only to useful, but also to bad habits. The earlier children, teens, adolescents, she met with smoking and start smoking, the faster will get used to it, in the future to stop smoking will be very difficult.
Как определить: Does your child smokes?
- Tooth color. Usually teeth become suspicious yellow.
- Bad breath. Constant chewing Dirol, Orbit, etc.. delicious chewing gum.
- Tobacco smell from clothing. Smell the right sleeve jackets / sweaters / shirts (if the child is right-handed, but you can smell it and left, in any case, one of them will smell stronger).
- Color Finger. Those two fingers that your child is a child of holding a cigarette, namely the area of contact with the skin cigarettes has a darker (yellowish) the color. And changing the color of the nails.
- Complexion. If a child is smoking more 2 packs a day, the person will be quite red (if you look closely, notice vasculature); if not more than one pack of cigarettes with the filter, it will paly, and sometimes sallow.
- Voice coarsens. Frequent cough (especially in the morning).
- Passivity, lethargy.
How to protect your child from addiction to smoking.
- Do not smoke themselves
- From an early age, to explain to him, what tobacco and cigarettes, history of smoking, operating principle, accompanying story illustrative examples.
- Formed in his family a healthy lifestyle, engage in joint activities, Encourage your child visit sports clubs and societies
- Do not dive head first into a job, do not forget about his parental duty