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Brazil still has 25 million smokers

29/08/2013

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Brasília - " For me , quit smoking was a liberation ." It's the story of a musician of 32 years Odair Souza who was smoker for 11 years , and after more than five attempts , the cigarette left two years ago . Data from the Ministry of Health show that 17 % of Brazilians are smokers , which equates to 25 million people . To try to educate others to follow the example of Odair , are made today, educational actions in virtually every country since 1986, when the law was enacted establishing August 29 as the National Day Against Tobacco .

The pulmonologist Division of Tobacco Control , the National Cancer Institute (INCA ) , Ricardo Meirelles , warning that smoking is a disease that can cause other 50 . Various cancers , cardiovascular disease , cerebrovascular accidents ( CVAs ) , and menopause, infertility and premature aging are some of the health problems that can be caused by smoking .

Meirelles explained that soon after quit smoking , former smokers already feel improvement in quality of life. " He feel an improvement within two or three days in a breath, unless you have a respiratory illness , has to climb a ladder gives better exercise ," said the expert .

It happened with Odair . The Agency Brazil , the musician recalls that decided to quit smoking when he began to have trouble singing and sore throat . " After I stopped I saw a difference in many ways, the time of singing , breathing , singing both as to physical exercise , the food, the taste of the food is much better now ," he said .

According to the Ministry of Health , the country has about 3000 health facilities that offer treatment for tobacco addiction , including psychological support , medicines , educational and therapeutic care . According to Meirelles , quitting is difficult, but the monitoring professionals can make the process more comfortable .

Smoking is considered by the World Health Organization ( WHO), the leading cause of preventable death . In addition , about 1.2 billion people are smokers . " About 80 % of smokers want to quit , but only 3 % actually manage to quit . Moreover , ex -smoker is considered the person who gets one year without smoking ," explains cardiologist at Heart Hospital of Brazil , João Ferreira Marques . the doctor explains that those who abandon the habit before age 30 , can restore the body to seem ever smoked .

According to Meirelles , often the smoker expects to have a health problem to decide to quit . The doctor added that the ban on indoor smoking caused many smokers to feel annoyed at having to leave the environment of friends to smoke and it is causing you to think about quit smoking . " He's talking to friends and have to quit smoking , the person feels slave cigarette . Whether you are in the mall and have to go out to smoke , it becomes uncomfortable ."

According to research by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO ) , between 1989 and 2010 one in three Brazilian quit smoking due to the entry into force of the measures that restricted tobacco advertising on television and in vehicles of mass communication .




Source : Agency Brazil

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