SAA 7- National Day Against Tobacco

Hey citizens of the world,

Today's posting is about this assignment done by Márcio Theodoro.

Brazilians who were born in the 80's started smoking at 17

Research done by INCA (National institute of Cancer) shows that a family composed of a couple of smokers spend an average of R$ 1495,20 (around US$898,00) in one year with the purchase of cigarettes

Important Facts:

• Rio de Janeiro celebrates the National Day Against Tobacco with an increase of people who want to quit smoking
• More radical federal law would decrease the number of smokers in Brazil, even more INCA
• Women have more difficulty quitting smoking than men, says the institute
• In Brazil, the National Day Against Tobacco is celebrated this Sunday (August 29)
• Search for anti-smoking treatments doubles in hospitals in Sao Paulo
• 5 million people per year, die in Brazil as a result of smoking.
• 20% of pregnant women smoke Brazil
• Smokers spend an average of 10% of their salary on cigarettes

Data from the Special Survey on Smoking (PETab) shows that the generation of Brazilians born in the 80's, that is, who are now 30 years old, begins to smoke, on average, at 15.
The PETab research was made in more than 51,000 households, interviewing smokers, nonsmokers and former smokers. The work, which is the most comprehensive research about smoking in Brazil, was also performed in 13 other countries. Internationally, research is known as the Global Adult Tobacco Survey.

Also according to the PETab, of all people 15 years or older, 96.1% believed that smoking could cause serious illness. Another point highlighted is the high perception of the relationship between smoking and lung cancer: 95% of interviewed people, 91% were smokers, and 96% nonsmokers.
Smoking is the leading cause of preventable malignancies, as explained by the thoracic surgeon and director of the Cancer Hospital, Paulo de Biasi. 90% of patients with lung cancer in the INCA are smokers.

Another serious problem is the passive smoking. The sooner a person is exposed to smoke in rooms with smokers, the greater chance of eventually developing cancer in adulthood, according to Biasi.

PASSIVE SMOKING X LUNG CANCER

The main clinical manifestations in adult passive smokers are respiratory symptoms in healthy patients, increased rate of cardiovascular mortality (25 to 35%), lung cancer, and developing more than 10 other types of cancer.

In my opinion, the passive smokers are those who suffer the most. These laws certainly came to help in the fight against tobacco, but this is still a long way. The authorities should continue to take this issue more seriously.

Sources:
www.g1.com.br
Jornal do Centro (newspaper – Campinas)

Márcio Theodoro- chemist

Here are some links to the videos Márcio has indicated.

Let me tell you in advance that these videos are very shocking... I myself could not see, only listen... But for the braver ones, it's worth taking a look!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4JQOpvQZAQ&feature=player_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaHZLKvL7EE&feature=player_embedded