3.5 THE EFFECTS OF TOBACCO SMOKING ON THE BODY OF ADOLESCENTS IN THE PREVENTION OF HARMFUL SPORTS-ORIENTED HABITS

Аннотация

In the 21st century, almost a billion people who have failed to overcome their addiction to cigarettes, snuff, hookahs, cigars and smoking pipes may die from tobacco. Smoking in all its forms remains the main preventable cause of death worldwide. Tobacco kills between one third and half of the people who have been using it regularly for 15 years. Representatives of the World Association of Lung Diseases believe that by 2030, the number of deaths due to smoking will increase to 10 million people per year. Smokers, on the other hand, cannot give up cigarettes, about 80% would like to do so, but only 4 people out of 100 can. The revenues of governments from tobacco taxes are on average 5,000 times more than the funds they spend on tobacco control.

Keywords: gastrointestinal problems, chronic bronchitis, psychological characteristics

Penetrating into various spheres of our lives, these bad habits have an increasingly detrimental effect on social well-being, intellectual, professional, and genetic potential of society. All this leads to a sharp reduction in the birth rate and average life expectancy, deterioration of people's health, undermining of the country's labor resources, weakening of the fundamental basis of society - the family.

According to official statistics, more than 2 million people die ievery year. The main cause is cardiovascular diseases (strokes, heart attacks), which account for more than 1 million deaths. Injuries are in second place, and about 310 thousand Russians die a year due to their fault. Immediately after them are oncological diseases that kill up to 300 thousand people. Infections, gastrointestinal problems, respiratory diseases, diabetes and other causes account for the same number of deaths. However, according to independent experts, the factors that led to the development of these diseases remain outside the framework of official statistics. At least in half of the cases out of a hundred, human death is caused by behavioral risk factors: alcohol abuse, smoking, and weight gain.

You found out that your child smokes. First of all, you should calm down, because excitement or anger never helps solve problems. In such a situation, it is ineffective to resort to scandal and punishment, this can embitter a teenager and undermine trust in a relationship. It is better to calmly discuss the problem with him, tell him that it bothers you, you are upset by the situation. You should pick up literature on the problem of smoking, familiarize yourself with it (yourself) and introduce the teenager. You should not intimidate a child or provide him with false information. Clearly state your position on smoking, without rejecting the child himself or denying him understanding and support. Tell us about the possibilities of overcoming a bad habit.