Dear Friends,
100 million people have died over the last 100 years due to smoking in India, says a new study published in the journal Current Science. Further, about 4.52 trillion cigarettes and 40.3 trillion beedis have been manufactured in 100 years, between 1910 and 2010 in India. The study has estimated about 100 million premature deaths in India, which is a result of smoking in the last 100 years, reported Shalini for CNN-IBN.
The study revealed that in the first 50 years between 1910 and 1960, more than 52.7 billion cigarettes and 5.5 trillion beedis were produced and smoked. Researchers think that these smokers by and large died in a span of the next 40-50 years.
However researchers have warned that the larger part of the epidemic is yet to happen. And this is because in the last 50 years (1960 to 2010) smoking rates have gone up four times and are estimated to cause a large number of deaths in the next 50 years.
Study Author Dr Nevin Wilson was quoted saying to IBN Live "Smoking is estimated to cause 78.8 million deaths till 2050." While, another study author Dr PC Gupta said that if this continues, we will see more than 200 million deaths within this century.
Currently, India has 111 million smokers, but public health experts caution of a larger health epidemic among the 164 million Indian smokeless tobacco users. Gupta said gutka is known to cause 90 percent of all oral cancers and is responsible for the most number of young heart attacks.
Please get away with smoking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
From India, New Delhi
1137100 million people have died over the last 100 years due to smoking in India, says a new study published in the journal Current Science. Further, about 4.52 trillion cigarettes and 40.3 trillion beedis have been manufactured in 100 years, between 1910 and 2010 in India. The study has estimated about 100 million premature deaths in India, which is a result of smoking in the last 100 years, reported Shalini for CNN-IBN.
The study revealed that in the first 50 years between 1910 and 1960, more than 52.7 billion cigarettes and 5.5 trillion beedis were produced and smoked. Researchers think that these smokers by and large died in a span of the next 40-50 years.
However researchers have warned that the larger part of the epidemic is yet to happen. And this is because in the last 50 years (1960 to 2010) smoking rates have gone up four times and are estimated to cause a large number of deaths in the next 50 years.
Study Author Dr Nevin Wilson was quoted saying to IBN Live "Smoking is estimated to cause 78.8 million deaths till 2050." While, another study author Dr PC Gupta said that if this continues, we will see more than 200 million deaths within this century.
Currently, India has 111 million smokers, but public health experts caution of a larger health epidemic among the 164 million Indian smokeless tobacco users. Gupta said gutka is known to cause 90 percent of all oral cancers and is responsible for the most number of young heart attacks.
Please get away with smoking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
From India, New Delhi
Dear Ramesh,
Thanks for the post.
Even the passive smoking kills!!
Pl look at the following thread.
https://www.citehr.com/378234-passiv...ing-kills.html
Thanks & Regards,
Sudhir
From India, Nasik
Thanks for the post.
Even the passive smoking kills!!
Pl look at the following thread.
https://www.citehr.com/378234-passiv...ing-kills.html
Thanks & Regards,
Sudhir
From India, Nasik
Hi Bhardwaj Ramesh sir,
A good post sir..... Now in our society smoking has become a status symbol too .... I hope at-least by seeing this post people shouldn't smoke... Now even children of age 12 or 13 has started to smoke........ i dont know where our culture is heading towards.........
From India, Coimbatore
A good post sir..... Now in our society smoking has become a status symbol too .... I hope at-least by seeing this post people shouldn't smoke... Now even children of age 12 or 13 has started to smoke........ i dont know where our culture is heading towards.........
From India, Coimbatore
Dear Bhardwaj, Sudhir and Dharani,
First of all it’s not easy to quit smoke now a days it’s a fashion of school/college students to holding a cigarette in tea/coffee shop front of his/her colleagues they’re thinking its increasing his/her value in school/college.
If it’s come to working professional they have a reason for smoke , due to work pressure they stat smoking they’re hopeing smoke will reduce his/her stress.
I asked to my friends many times to quit cigarette they never quit, I don’t want to advice him always quit , quit , quit.,, instead of saying quit I bought a Nicotine free cigarettes at all times whenever I back to India its bit expansive but this is one of the easiest way so they no need to quit smoke (But I can’t offer Nicotine free cigarettes daily as well)
Nicotine Free Cigarettes were developed to act as an aid in helping smokers stop smoking and BREAK the nicotine addiction and behavioral habits that are associated with smoking, such as drinking coffee, tea, cocktails and stressful situations. Control the nicotine intake and effects, and the habits associated with nicotine can also be controlled and eliminated. You'll quit smoking in no time.
From United States, Fpo
First of all it’s not easy to quit smoke now a days it’s a fashion of school/college students to holding a cigarette in tea/coffee shop front of his/her colleagues they’re thinking its increasing his/her value in school/college.
If it’s come to working professional they have a reason for smoke , due to work pressure they stat smoking they’re hopeing smoke will reduce his/her stress.
I asked to my friends many times to quit cigarette they never quit, I don’t want to advice him always quit , quit , quit.,, instead of saying quit I bought a Nicotine free cigarettes at all times whenever I back to India its bit expansive but this is one of the easiest way so they no need to quit smoke (But I can’t offer Nicotine free cigarettes daily as well)
Nicotine Free Cigarettes were developed to act as an aid in helping smokers stop smoking and BREAK the nicotine addiction and behavioral habits that are associated with smoking, such as drinking coffee, tea, cocktails and stressful situations. Control the nicotine intake and effects, and the habits associated with nicotine can also be controlled and eliminated. You'll quit smoking in no time.
From United States, Fpo
Dear Raghu,
Thanks for the post.
However I 100% disagree with you.
It is not the work pressure because of which you smoke. It is the Habit.
When I was in college I used to smoke a lot.
Once I decided to stop smoking, I stopped immediately.
Many people say they will gradually reduce consumption and finally stop smoking. I dont believe in that too.
What is essential is the self commitment.
I know after some one becomes addicted it is bit difficult, but if some one is committed, there are many social bodies who treat on this problem.
Thanks & Regards,
Sudhir
From India, Nasik
Thanks for the post.
However I 100% disagree with you.
It is not the work pressure because of which you smoke. It is the Habit.
When I was in college I used to smoke a lot.
Once I decided to stop smoking, I stopped immediately.
Many people say they will gradually reduce consumption and finally stop smoking. I dont believe in that too.
What is essential is the self commitment.
I know after some one becomes addicted it is bit difficult, but if some one is committed, there are many social bodies who treat on this problem.
Thanks & Regards,
Sudhir
From India, Nasik
Hello Every One Very startling statistics and grim reality. One who smokes harms self and others around. V.Raghunathan............................................................ Navi Mumbai
From India
From India
Dear All,
I agree about everyone having work pressure in his/ her routine life, but smoking is the very bad choice to eliminate the work pressure.
I try to influence people to quit smoking around me. Because i lost my father 2 years back due to cancer...!
We all should try hard within our reach for non smoking.
Regards,
Ujjwal Shah
Vadodara, Gujarat
From India, New Delhi
I agree about everyone having work pressure in his/ her routine life, but smoking is the very bad choice to eliminate the work pressure.
I try to influence people to quit smoking around me. Because i lost my father 2 years back due to cancer...!
We all should try hard within our reach for non smoking.
Regards,
Ujjwal Shah
Vadodara, Gujarat
From India, New Delhi
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