Tobacco is the biggest killer in India

Tobacco
is the biggest killer in India

World Health Organization had on 31st May declared ‘No Tobacco Day’ aimed at
making new policies to minimize the use of tobacco as the consumption of
tobacco is the biggest cause of death in the world.

The dangerous diseases like- Cancer, diseases in our lungs,
heart diseases-which trouble us whole life are generally
caused by consumption of tobacco. Many countries have
banned advertisements of tobacco. There are over 4000
dangerous chemicals in tobacco products. According to the
data of Indian Council of Medical Research, every year over
ten lakh people die due to the consumption of tobacco.
IMPACT OF CONSUMPTION OF TOBACCO
Nicotine present in tobacco is an element which is responsible
for the habit of tobacco.One pond of Tobacco contains 22.8
gram of nicotine. Nicotine is a kind of poison. Its 1/3800 (6
milligram) amount is sufficient to kill a dog in only three
minutes. Nicotine badly affects our capacity to sense the
smells, eye sight, our response to sound waves. It can make
us deaf, we are nervous system is also badly affected. Smoke
containing nicotine makes us patient of chronic cough. This
could later turn into tuberculosis. Nicotine stimulates our
nerves within only seven seconds of intake. It increases our
heart beats and blood pressure. Nicotine causes damage of
our cells.
While smoking, dangerous gas carbon mono-oxide goes
inside our body. It easily dissolves in our blood leading to
the lessening the quantity of oxygen in the blood. This leads
ladies to the deadly diseases like cancer and other pregnancy
related complications like-miscarriage, immature birth of
baby and birth of ill baby.
SMOKING IN INDIA
Thirty-five percent people in India consume tobacco.
According to Global Adult Survey 2010, 35 percent adults
in India have a habit of consuming tobacco. Twenty-one percent adults in India have habit of taking Khaini (A form
of raw tobacco), Gutkha (Tobacco added Paan-masala). Nine
percent adults have a habit of smoking and five percent of
them have a habit of taking both forms of tobacco. 48 percent
men and 20 percent women have a habit of taking any form
of tobacco.
According to a new survey, 16 crore 37 lakh people take
Khaini, Gutkha and other tobacco added Paanmasala while six
crore 89 lakh people have a habit of smoking. Four crore 23
lakh people have a habit of both smoking and taking tobacco
products. Central government has taken several measures to
minimize the consumption of tobacco and its products. On 2nd
October 2008, central government banned smoking at public
places. Moreover, consumption of tobacco by people below
18 years has been declared illegal by the government and sell
of tobacco products within a periphery of 100 yards has also
been banned. From last year, it has been made mandatory to
mention warning on the packets of tobacco products indicating
harmful impacts of such products. Central government has
also started National Tobacco Control Programme to make
people aware of harms of consuming tobacco products. But
unfortunately, ineffective implication of these measures
yielded almost nothing and there has been witnessed no
change in consumption of tobacco in the country.
Important facts pertaining to the ill-effect of smoking
Tobacco is highly responsible for deaths in the country
which can be prevented. Effects of consuming tobacco are
responsible for death of over ten lakh people every year in the
country. This figure is bigger than the total deaths caused by
diseases like HIV AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis. 56 percent
cancer among males and 44 percent cancer among female is
caused by consumption of tobacco.
India has the highest number of patients of mouth cancer
and consumption of tobacco is responsible for it. Eighty-
two percent cases of diseases in lungs and in the respiratory
system are caused by smoking. Ninety-five percent cases of
lungs cancer are caused by smoking. Carcinogenic present
in tobacco destroy normal functioning of cells and lead to
their malfunctioning which results at later stages in cancer.
According to a research conducted in India, chewing of
tobacco and tobacco products is responsible for cancer in
cheek. This thing is also responsible for cancer in tongue and
upper parts of throat. This is also responsible for cancer in
intestines. The probability of death due to tuberculosis among
those who have a habit of smoking is 3-4 times higher than
others who don’t smoke.
It has been estimated that cases of deaths due to diseases
caused by tobacco in India is rising faster than any other
country in the world. Most of the people are not aware of
harms caused by consumption of tobacco. Companies making
tobacco products try to attract more and more people to
consume such products and they use attractive advertisements
and packaging of such products for this purpose. Moreover,
they also try to hide the information about harmful effects of
tobacco products.

Smoking is largely
responsible for
destroying good
health, longevity
of life, peace,
character, faith and
self-confidence and
leads to the diseases
like asthma, cancer,
heart diseases and
many other deadly
diseases. If we have
a desire of a healthy
and happy life, we
will have to stop
consuming tobacco
and its products. It
is not so difficult.
There is no medicine
in the world made
for this purpose. One
can stop consuming
tobacco and its
products if he or she
applies strong will
power. Moreover, it
is also required to
make people aware
of ill-effects of
tobacco or making
laws discouraging
consumption of
tobacco. Bharat
Swabhiman
Movement has
pledged to make
masses aware of ill
effects of tobacco
and is working in
this direction with
the help of over 5000
Tahseel Committees
across the country.