"Deadly" secondhand smoke leaves 740 million people with nowhere to escape, with women and children being the most at risk!

Recently, the "quit smoking" emoji of a 10-year-old smoker has sparked heated discussions in all walks of life. Netizens have given thumbs up: this non-smoking "soldier" is cooler! Some smokers have immediately set a flag: I also want to quit smoking and be a cooler person!

Quitting smoking is saving yourself and saving him

Smoking is the biggest threat to human survival after war, hunger and plague.

my country is a country that suffers from tobacco poisoning. There are more than 300 million smokers in the country, and nearly 2 million people die from various diseases caused by first-hand smoke every year.

We share the same destiny.

Secondhand smoke from 300 million smokers is everywhere, quietly threatening the lives, health and safety of 740 million non-smokers.

According to statistics, more than 100,000 people die from exposure to secondhand smoke in my country every year.

"The harm caused by secondhand smoke is greater than the harm caused by real smokers to the human body." Yang Yue, director of the Second Department of Thoracic Surgery at Peking University Cancer Hospital, said that the passive smokers around many smokers are often their closest people - their lovers and children.

During his 30 years of medical practice, Director Yang Yue has repeatedly seen patients who became ill due to secondhand smoke, including women in their twenties and thirties and teenagers. These patients do not smoke and do not have any bad habits, but because someone smokes at home or in their environment, they live in an environment exposed to secondhand smoke all year round, and over time, they become innocently ill.

Meng Meng, 33, is a typical example in the documentary "Secondhand Smoke". Her husband is a heavy smoker, smoking two or three packs a day, and the restaurant they run is also full of smoke. She has been exposed to secondhand smoke for seven years and was diagnosed with early lung cancer in November 2020.

"In addition to women and children, people with chronic diseases are also more susceptible to the harm of secondhand smoke." Cui Xiaobo, professor at the School of Public Health of Capital Medical University, said, "Secondhand smoke has a trigger effect on people with chronic diseases. When they smell secondhand smoke, not only will their heart rate speed up, but they may also suffer myocardial infarction or stroke, or even directly lead to death."

For smokers, quitting smoking is saving themselves, but it is also helping their loved ones, friends, colleagues, and strangers who share the same room with them or pass by them.

Smoking is suicide, letting others breathe in secondhand smoke is "murder"

"If inhaling first-hand smoke is suicide, then letting others inhale second-hand smoke is murder. Murder is a felony!" said Zhang Jianshu, president of the Beijing Tobacco Control Association. "Non-smokers need to breathe fresh air. It is their right to survive, while smokers smoke as a consumption right. The right to survive is greater than the right to consume. Therefore, smokers' right to consume must give way to others' right to life and survival!"

Regarding the fact that the "national software" WeChat has finally "quit smoking", Chairman Zhang Jianshu said with a smile: "It seems that WeChat does not want to 'commit suicide', let alone 'murder'!" "Smoke-free WeChat further demonstrates corporate responsibility and commitment."

Commit to quit smoking and say "no" to secondhand smoke

Wang Chen, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and director of the National Center for Respiratory Medicine, believes that smoking is the main cause of disease and smoking control is the best way to prevent disease.

The theme of World No Tobacco Day 2021 is "Commit to Quit". The World Health Organization (WHO) launched a one-year "Commit to Quit" global campaign at the end of last year, with the goal of supporting at least 100 million people to successfully quit smoking.

"I hope more smokers can 'promise to quit smoking' and successfully quit smoking soon!" said President Zhang Jianshu. "Laws such as the Beijing Smoking Control Regulations have given each of us the right to protect our own health rights and interests. Friends who are harmed by secondhand smoke must bravely say 'no' to secondhand smoke if they encounter someone smoking in their daily life and work!"