India and cigarette

why cigarette are very common in india

As of my last update in January 2022, smoking trends in India have been a topic of concern due to the significant health implications associated with tobacco use. Here are some key points regarding cigarette trends in India: there are some key points down below >>

1. Many Smokers: In India, a lot of people smoke cigarettes. Around 10% of adults smoke, but this can vary depending on where you are in the country.
2. Rules and Laws: The government has made rules to try to reduce smoking. They put scary pictures on cigarette packs, stop tobacco ads, and don’t allow smoking in public places. They also make cigarettes more expensive with higher taxes.
3. Health Problems: Smoking causes many health issues like lung cancer and heart disease. People are being told more about these risks to try to get them to quit.
4. New Choices: Some people are trying different things like e-cigarettes or chewing tobacco instead of cigarettes. These can also be bad for health.
5. Young People: It’s important to stop young people from starting to smoke. Schools and communities are teaching kids about the dangers of smoking to help them make good choices.
6. Big Companies: The companies that make cigarettes still want people to buy them. They use advertising and other tricks to keep selling cigarettes, which makes it hard to reduce smoking rates.

In short, while efforts are being made to reduce smoking in India through laws, education, and awareness, it’s still a big problem that needs more work to solve.

Smoking causes cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung diseases, diabetes, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Smoking also increases risk for tuberculosis, certain eye diseases, and problems of the immune system, including rheumatoid arthritis.

How tobacco damages your body

Tobacco contains over 100 dangerous chemicals. These chemicals can damage your body in many ways. For example:

• Nicotine narrows your veins and arteries. This can
  • damage your heart by forcing it to work faster and harder
  • slow your blood and reduce oxygen to your feet and hands.
• Carbon monoxide deprives your heart of the oxygen it needs to pump blood around your body. Over time, your airways swell up and let less air into your lungs.
• Tar is a sticky substance that coats your lungs like soot in a chimney.
• Phenols paralyse and kill the hair-like cells in your airways. These means the cells cannot sweep clean the lining of your airways and protect you against infections.
• Tiny particles in tobacco smoke irritate your throat and lungs and cause ‘smoker’s cough’. This makes you produce more mucus and damages lung tissue.
• Ammonia and formaldehyde irritate your eyes, nose and throat.
• Cancer-causing chemicals make your cells grow too fast or abnormally- which can result in cancer cells. Smoking is known to cause at least 16 types of cancer.

How tobacco affects the way you look

Smoking tobacco can:

• cause yellow-brown stains on your fingers, tongue and teeth
• increase your risk of tooth loss, damaged gums and bad breath
• make your skin saggy and give you early wrinkles
• make your hair lose its natural shine.

Health effects

Smoking is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in Australia.

If you smoke, you:

• reduce your life expectancy and your quality of life
• increase your risk of many conditions and diseases as well as of dying prematurely.

It can be a long time before smokers get a smoking-related condition or disease. Because of this, some people believe it won’t happen to them.

In fact, up to ⅔ of long-term smokers will:

• die of a smoking-related disease
• have their life cut short by about 10 years on average, compared to non-smokers.

There is also growing evidence to suggest that smoking has a negative impact on mental health. For example, some studies show that smoking is associated with increased rates of anxiety, panic attacks, depression, suicide attempts and schizophrenia.