Is smoking less harmful? Doctors debunk rumors: Latest research shows that smoking even a small amount can be harmful

On Friday night, an emergency rescue attempt was conducted on a thin patient suffering from myocardial infarction, but the attempt was ultimately unsuccessful and he passed away at the age of 52.

The patient, Mr. Tong, usually has a light diet, does not drink alcohol, is not obese, and does not have the three highs. He is in good health, but the only problem is smoking. He smoked a lot when he was young, but after the age of 45, he heard that heavy smoking is not good, so he smoked one or two cigarettes a day, as long as it does not exceed 5 cigarettes.

So Mr. Tong has smoked no more than 5 cigarettes a day since he was 45 years old, but he suddenly had chest pain and sweating while having dinner on Friday night. He endured it for a few minutes at first, but later he felt dizzy and had difficulty breathing, so his family members quickly called 120. After 120 arrived, the blood pressure was measured at 78/52 mmHg, the heart rate was 120 beats/min, and the electrocardiogram indicated acute myocardial infarction. Typical cardiogenic shock after myocardial infarction has a mortality rate of almost 90%. The patient was sent directly to the catheterization room, and after angiography, it was found that the three major blood vessels had varying degrees of stenosis, and one blood vessel was completely occluded. Before the blood vessels could be unblocked, the patient suffered cardiac arrest, and continued cardiopulmonary resuscitation was ultimately powerless.

Many of us think that smoking too much is harmful and smoking less is fine.

The first half of the sentence is correct. Smoking too much is harmful, but smoking less does not mean that everything will be fine.

1. Research shows that smoking less can also be harmful

Recently, my country conducted a survey and research with 330,000 participants and long-term follow-up. The results showed that the risk of death is significantly increased if smoking ≤5 cigarettes per day.

The study found that compared with those who never smoked, smoking 1-2 cigarettes a day increases the risk of death by 94%; smoking 3-5 cigarettes a day increases the risk of death by 99%. That is, even if you think you smoke very little, your risk of death will still increase by about 100%.

2. Diseases that cause death due to smoking in small amounts

For people who smoke in small amounts, the most common causes of death are respiratory diseases, followed by cancer and cardiovascular diseases.

For those who smoke 1 to 2 cigarettes a day, the risk of death from respiratory diseases increases by nearly 10 times; the risk of death from cancer increases by 2.3 times; and the risk of death from cardiovascular diseases increases by 1.9 times.

If you smoke 3 to 5 cigarettes a day, the risk of death from respiratory diseases increases by 12 times; the risk of death from cancer increases by 2.7 times; and the risk of death from cardiovascular diseases increases by 2 times.

3. Advise you to quit smoking, just for your own good

We advise everyone to quit smoking almost every day, and most people will say: Let me smoke a cigarette to calm down, or they will directly tell me that Uncle Wu in their village smoked all his life and lived to be 99 years old.

But don't you think about it? First, when we comment on something, how can we sit in a well and look at the sky? If a frog says that the sky is bigger than the well mouth, do we really think that the sky is bigger than the well mouth? For smoking, we can only look at big data, not just because we see that Wu Laoer around us smokes and lives longer, we think that smoking can make people live longer. This is better compared to thinking that as long as you buy a lottery ticket, you will definitely win 5 million, and you think that as long as you smoke, you will live to 99.

A lot of data has told us that smoking a lot or a little is harmful to the body. Especially those who think that smoking no more than 5 cigarettes a day is fine are deceiving themselves.

It is best to stay away from tobacco. If you already smoke, quitting smoking is also beneficial. If patients with coronary heart disease quit smoking, the mortality rate can be reduced by 36%; quitting smoking can significantly reduce the risk of stroke and cancer; quitting smoking can gain about 6 to 10 years of life.

Previously, the United States conducted a similar study, and the results showed that smoking less than one cigarette a day would increase the risk of all-cause mortality by 64% and increase the risk of lung cancer by 9 times. This risk is the same for men and women.

In short, there is no such thing as no harm from smoking a small amount. Even if you only smoke one cigarette, it will increase the risk of death. The more you smoke, the higher the risk of death!

Honest advice may hurt, so I advise you to quit smoking!