World No Tobacco

Day 2020

COUNCIL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY

Cigarette: A flame toward one side, a fool at the other, and

a bit of tobacco in the middle”

What is Tobacco? Tobacco is a plant grown for its leaves and contains nicotine, an

ingredient that can lead to addiction, which is why so many

people who use tobacco find it difficult to quit. People can

smoke, chew, or sniff tobacco.

Preventive cardiology wing of Pakistan cardiac society is st

celebrating World No Tobacco Day 2020 on 31 May, 2020

under the slogan of in order to

highlight the harmful effects of smoking on cardiovascular system.

The global tobacco epidemic kills more than seven million

people each year, nearly 900,000 of whom are non-smokers

who die because they have been exposed to second-hand

smoke. Tobacco use and exposure to second-hand smoke

contribute about 17% of all deaths due to heart disease.

Second hand smokers are in greatest danger and most risk for

“Tobacco breaks your heart”

health problems.

World No Tobacco

Day 2020

World No Tobacco

Day 2020

What are the effects of Tobacco on heart and blood vessels?

· Raised blood pressure and heart rate

· Increased bad cholesterol levels in the blood

· Damage to the inner surface of the arteries, which is thought to be a contributing

factor to atherosclerosis (fat deposition on the artery walls)

· Increased risk of heart attack and stroke due to blockage of the blood vessels

supplying to the heart and brain

· There is 80% increased risk of coronary artery disease in active active smokers

· Up to one-quarter of all strokes are directly attributable to cigarette smoking

Each puff on a cigarette is another tick more

like a time bomb of terrible outcomes

What are the effects of Tobacco on lungs?

· Reduced lung function and breathlessness due to increased mucus production in the

lung passages and inflammation of the lung airways

· Destruction of the lungs' clearance system, leading to the build-up of toxic substances,

which results in lung irritation and damage

· Increased risk of lung infection and symptoms such as coughing and wheezing

· Permanent damage to the alveoli of the lungs

· 90% of lung cancers attributed to smoking

World No Tobacco

Day 2020

How to quit smoking?

Remember 5A`s to help patients quit

Remember 5R`s to increase

motivation to quit

· 20 minutes after the last cigarette, the heart rate comes back to normal value.

· 1 day after the last cigarette, nicotine is no longer in the body.

· 2 days without smoking: the sense of smell and taste become better.

· After 3 to 9 months without tobacco, breathing progresses.

· 1 year after stopping, the risk of myocardial infarction is halved.

· 5 years after quitting, the risk of lung cancer decreases by 50%.

· 10 to 20 years later, life expectancy is the same as that of non-smokers.

What is the human body response after quitting smoking?

“You're in every case

happier if you quit smoking;

it's never too late

Loni Anderson”

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