• Song Doc Border Guard Station discovered over 330 bags of smuggled cigarettes.
  • Numerous regulations regarding tobacco use.
  • Smoking increases the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Even short periods of passive smoking can harm the health and body of the smoker. In particular, for children with weak immune systems, cigarette smoke poses a potential threat to their development.

Passive smoking is inhaling smoke from a burning cigarette or smoke exhaled by a smoker. According to research by the World Health Organization, the smoke from the burning end of a cigarette contains 21 times more toxins than the smoke exhaled. Non-smokers who regularly live or work in smoky environments may inhale an amount of smoke equivalent to smoking 5 cigarettes a day. Children only need one hour in a room with a smoker to absorb the same amount of harmful chemicals as smoking 10 cigarettes a day. Smoke affects an area of ​​7-10 meters. Therefore, even when far from the smoker, those who inhale secondhand smoke still face health risks.

Passive smoking is particularly harmful to children's health.

Passive smoking is particularly harmful to children's health.

Cigarettes contain over 7,000 substances, the vast majority of which are toxic. Approximately 70 of these substances are carcinogens, particularly nicotine. Nicotine is a toxic substance with an unpleasant odor and bitter taste, which can enter the body through the respiratory system or skin.

Tobacco doesn't cause immediate harm; instead, it gradually seeps into the body, accumulating toxins from within. When living with a smoker, even if you don't smoke directly, the amount of smoke inhaled through your lungs enters your bloodstream and gradually damages your body.

Studies show that living with someone who smokes increases the risk of lung cancer by 20-30%. Research also indicates that exposure to secondhand smoke can increase the risk of other cancers by at least 30%. This may include cancers such as cervical, kidney, nasopharyngeal, colorectal, and brain tumors.

Passive smoking causes other health problems, including asthma and heart disease. Those at higher risk of serious health effects from secondhand smoke include: pregnant women, the elderly, and people with respiratory or heart conditions.

Furthermore, cigarette smoke also has serious effects on children. For infants and young children, whose bodies and lungs are still developing, exposure to cigarette smoke increases the risk of several illnesses such as ear infections, asthma, lung infections like bronchitis and pneumonia, coughing and wheezing, and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Other studies have also shown a link between cigarette smoke and children's mental health, such as an increased risk of mental health problems and learning difficulties, and an increased risk of smoking among teenagers and young adults.

However, the harms of passive smoking are entirely preventable. Establishing smoke-free environments has been shown to be a simple and effective approach to preventing exposure and harm related to tobacco. Furthermore, the right to live in a smoke-free environment, as stipulated in Article 8 of the World Health Organization's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, is a human right.

To protect everyone's health from the harmful effects of passive smoking, the World Health Organization recommends that each individual raise their awareness and sense of responsibility, create a smoke-free environment, and ensure the safety of their own health and the health of those around them from the risks of exposure to the harmful effects of passive smoking.

Duong Thi Tu

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