Basic Information on Smoking and Drinking

Smoking and excessive drinking are very harmful to your health. Let's review your own health.

■　About smoking

■　Drinking alcohol

It is a fact that both smokers and those who smoke smoke should know.
Tobacco smoke contains harmful substances such as nicotine and tar, increasing the risk of getting cancer and other diseases.
Actually, the smoking habit itself is already a disease called "nicotine addiction".

There are three types of cigarette smoke. The smoke that the smoker inhales is called "mainstream smoke", the smoke exhaled by the smoker is called "exhaust smoke", and the smoke rising from the tip of the cigarette is called "secondary smoke".
Smoke that people around smokers smoke, regardless of their will, regardless of their will, is more harmful than mainstream smoke.

Harm to oneself (mainstream smoke)

• Cancer (pharyngeal, oral cavity, lung, esophagus, liver, bladder, stomach, pancreas)
• Emphysema
• Dyspnea
• Arteriosclerosis
• Cerebral infarction
• Angina
• Myocardial infarction
• Osteoporosis and fractures

Harm to surrounding people (secondary smoke)

• It may cause premature birth or miscarriage
• Low birth infants are more likely to be born (insufficient supply of oxygen to the fetus)
• Aging is facilitated
• Skin stains, wrinkles, dullness, and darkening
• Prone to periodontal disease

⇒"Tobacco is a canned poison" poster (PDF: 350KB)
Tobacco smoke contains more than 5,000 kinds of chemicals.
Of these, there are 70 types of carcinogens. Therefore, tobacco is sometimes referred to as a canned poisonous substance.

Examples of carcinogens

• Nicotine: Cockroach insecticide component, substances causing addiction
• Formalin: Preservative treatment of corpses and biological specimens
• Cadmium: Cause of Itai's disease, car battery
• Benzene: Gasoline components
• Arsenic: Poison (Ali insecticide)
• Toluene: Main constituent of thinner
• Phenol: Disinfection insecticide
• Cyanification: Rodenticide (rat control)
• Tar: Carcinogens
• Acetone: Painting agent
• Butane: Lighter's fuel
• Carbon monoxide: Exhaust gas

Tobacco smoke contains a substance called nicotine, and the nicotine is a drug that is as dependent as drugs.
Nicotine is as difficult to quit as much as heroin.

Continuing smoking will reduce as much as 10 years. It is said that one bottle reduces the lifespan of 5 minutes and 30 seconds.

In one day: 500 yen x 2 boxes = 1,000 yen
1,000 yen per year x 365 days = 360,005 yen
It will be about 11 million yen in 30 years! !

When I smoke, my skin becomes less stiff.
It increases wrinkles around the eyes and mouth.
As a result, it seems to be older than the actual age.
Your beauty will be lost from "only one bottle".
The face peculiar to such smokers is called "smokers".
It is called "face" in addition to wrinkles, coloring of teeth and gums.
It also comes with bad breath, gray hair, hair loss and hair loss.
The photo on the right shows the 22-year-old broadcast on the BBC in the UK.
This is a simulation image when the twin turns 40.
The appearance has changed completely depending on whether or not you smoke.
Women on the right side are non-smokers and women on the left side are smoking.
Typically promoted and beautified
It has a smoker's face. (Citation: BBC (English) (outside site))

→No. In fact, there is no denying the possibility of adverse effects on health.

In Japan, nicotine-containing products are not currently sold, but regardless of the presence or absence of nicotine, there are concerns about health effects.

The mainstream smoke of heated tobacco contains nicotine. Although the amount of harmful chemicals other than nicotine is said to be small, the health effects of long-term use are unknown. In addition, exposure to tobacco smoke is not at a safe level, and it is believed that the possibility of adversely affecting the health of smokers and passive smokers is undeniable.

Nishi Ward Office provides assistance to those who are interested in smoking cessation or those who are familiar with smoking cessation.
Public health nurses can provide free interviews for about 30 minutes at a time, provide information, and tests to check the smoker level (such as measuring the concentration of carbon monoxide in exhalation).
Cigarettes are harmless and harmless. It's not too late to stop! Please consult with Nishi Ward Health Promotion Section.
・Health promotion consultation [advance reservation system] ※Refer to the flyer (PDF) (PDF: 892KB) for details.
　

・Yokohama City Non-smoking NOTE
・Electronic tobacco | Information on health nets − Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (external site)
・Health effects of heated tobacco | Information on health nets − Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (external site)

Drinking alcohol with close friends is a very fun thing. However, if you continue to drink a large amount of alcohol, you may become liver or other diseases.
The disease tends to be difficult to get out of the disease once it gets. Keep drinking in an appropriate amount and spend a healthy day.
Information on drinking is provided in an easy-to-understand manner in the "Drinking Guidelines" prepared by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Please refer to it.

Guidelines for Health-conscious drinking | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (outside site)

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