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Health organization 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, lungs diseases, heart diseases 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.

Harmful effects of tobacco consumption

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, our 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

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.

Smoking facts and ill effects

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.