Today saw an exciting good news - All fruit-flavored e-cigarettes will be removed from the shelves on October 1st!
Although there is no open fire, no tobacco can be seen, and there is even a faint fruity fragrance, in fact, e-cigarettes, like cigarettes, are harmful to health, and the second-hand smoke produced by e-cigarettes is also harmful.
01 Don’t underestimate the harm of second-hand smoke to children!
WHOData from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that the smoke of second-hand smoke contains 4,000 chemical substances, including 69 known carcinogens . The harm of
to children even started before birth.
- may cause fetal miscarriage
During pregnancy, expectant mothers may cause serious problems whether they smoke by themselves or have long-term exposure to second-hand smoke.
such as fetal miscarriage, premature birth , low weight and lip/ cleft palate and other congenital deformities .
- sudden infant death syndrome
UDCDC clearly stated that second-hand smoke can cause sudden infant death syndrome .
Data shows that the risk of sudden infant death syndrome in the family's father smoking is 1.37 times that of the absence of passive smoking. Mothers smoke, the risk is higher.
- respiratory and lung diseases
Children who smoke passively for a long time are prone to hypopulmonary function problems and will suffer more frequently from respiratory and lung diseases such as bronchitis, bronchitis asthma , pneumonia .
There was a report that an 8-year-old girl from Jining, Shandong was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer by the hospital.
Behind her is a father who has a history of smoking for more than ten years.
- otitis media and hearing problems
Someone in the family smokes, and the child has significantly increased the chance of ear infections such as acute otitis media recurrent otitis media and other ear infections.
may affect hearing development in severe cases.
- affects tooth development, causing tooth decay
Nicotine will cause blood vessels to contract and hinder nutritional transportation. The nutrients in the alveolar bones are easily absorbed and caused atrophy, which leads to tooth loss and tooth loss .
- leukemiaand other hematologic diseases
The content of cotinine (a carcinogen) in children's blood is twice that of adults.
Some blood experts believe that smoking by parents can significantly increase the risk of leukemia in children .
- damages intelligence and learning ability
Second-hand smoke In the smoke, harmful substances such as nicotine will stimulate the brain, causing cerebral vascular sclerosis , and damage brain function.
Children who have been passively smoking for a long time will have a great impact on their intellectual development and their abilities in memory, reading, mathematics, etc. will be limited as a result.
As we have seen, from the perspective of the degree of harm, smoking second-hand smoke is more terrifying than smoking directly.
02 Is it okay if you don’t smoke in front of your child?
The answer is no.
Because even if you don't smoke in front of your child, you will still have smoke particles on the surface of the scalp and skin , which is what everyone mentioned, third-hand smoke , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , till you, till you bring harm.
3 third hand smoke includes hydrocyanic acid , butane , toluene , arsenic, lead and other .
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Among them, nicotine will continue to react chemically with nitrite in the air, forming nitrite with strong carcinogenicity.
Researchers said: Even if smokers stop smoking at 2 pm and children return home at 4 pm, they will inhale up to 60% of harmful substances.
These toxic substances can even stay in the room for several days, up to 200 days, threatening children's health for a long time.
When the child is crawling on the ground, touching his hands everywhere, and playing with the items at home, he may be exposed to harmful substances attached to the home. The best solution to
03 is to quit smoking!
with the news that fruit e-cigarettes were removed from the shelves, the original intention of writing this article is also to hope to improve our understanding of the harm of second-hand smoke in .
then reminds people around you who are used to smoking that for the sake of children, family and their long-term health, the best solution is to quit smoking .
Don't think about it,
"I'll smoke less..."
"I'll smoke when my child is not at home..."
"I'll open the exhaust fan hiding from the toilet..."
These methods are not reliable. The " China Smoking Hazards of Health Report " points out that second-hand smoke is exposed and there is no so-called safety level .
What about the popular e-cigarettes now? It's even more unreliable because e-cigarettes have higher nicotine content.
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So, If we cannot choose a planet without cigarettes for our children, then let us take the initiative to extinguish the cigarettes in our hands for our children.
After all, smoking less cigarettes is not a problem. But the child's health cannot withstand a little mistake.
Finally, remember forward the article , reminds the people around you who are smoking , let's take action together.
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References:
World Health Organization (WHO)
"China's Smoking Harmful Health Report"
"2018 China Adult Tobacco Survey Report"
