No Tobacco Area

The Health Effects of Smoking

2010-02-14T22:57:00.002+07:00

What’s in a cigarette?
There are more than 4000 chemicals contained in tobacco
smoke, many of which are harmful when inhaled by smokers
and those around them.

Nicotine
This is the drug that causes addiction. It is very powerful and fast acting,
hitting the brain seven seconds after each drag. Nicotine causes higher
than usual neurotransmitter activity. When the activity starts to drop back
to ‘normal’ level, smokers ﬁnds themselves craving the next cigarette.

Carbon Monoxide
Carbon monoxide is a colourless, odourless gas found in high concentrations
in cigarette smoke. It is also produced by car exhausts and faulty gas ﬁres
and boilers.

When inhaled, carbon monoxide combines readily with haemoglobin in
red blood cells to form carboxyhaemoglobin. This decreases the blood’s
oxygen-carrying capacity, depriving the organs and muscles of oxygen.
The smoker may experience fatigue, shortness of breath and low energy
levels.

To try and get more oxygen in, the heart beats faster and more red blood
cells are produced. The heart has to work harder which increases the risk
of heart attack or heart failure. Smoking just three cigarettes a day
doubles the risk of having a heart attack.

The extra red blood cells produced cause the blood to become thicker
and more sticky. Carbon monoxide also interacts in the blood vessels to
increase fatty deposits on the arterial walls. The effect of these fatty
deposits and blood becoming stickier is to increase the chance of blood
clots and strokes (clot in the brain) and heart attacks (clot in the arteries
of the heart).

Carbon monoxide is particularly harmful during pregnancy. In addition to
the damage to the woman, the oxygen supply to the uterus and fetus is
reduced. One cigarette can reduce fetal blood ﬂow by 60%, restricting
growth, repair and exchange of essential nutrients in the evolving cells.

Women know better, help men quit smoking

2010-02-13T06:15:00.001+07:00

In 2007, 80 percent of the 5,319 male residents of kampung Keparakang, Mergangsan, Yogyakarta, were smokers. A year later, the number dropped to 70 percent and by 2009 to less than 65 percent.
Who do we have to thank for this? Women, of course.
The data comes from a survey conducted by members of an anti-smoking group in Keparakan made up of women.
"Information was initially collected from ten households at the Rukun-Tetangga *RT - basic community association* level, and the Rukun-Warga *RW - next highest administrative unit* level," said Rajwan Taufiq, Keparakan's village head, adding it ended up including the whole kampung.
The decreasing number of smokers in Keparakan is the result of a successful war waged on many fronts by brave women, more precisely wives of officials from the family welfare education department (PKK), against cigarette smokers, Rajwan said.
Wives began putting their foot down, tired of having to arrange various activities in the village chief's tiny, stuffy office, always full of smoke. Many of the men and officers who went there liked to puff on cigarettes while discussing matters of family welfare.
Sure enough, after six months of discussions, the citizens of Keparakan came up with a charter, signed by all the chairmen in the RW, totalling 13 people.
The charter declared residents would not smoke in the village head's office, and that every RW should choose two people from the group to conduct an anti-smoking campaign.
As many as 26 members from the newly formed anti-smoking group - recruited from 13 RW - received training at Gadjah Mada University school of medicine.
They received ample literature warning of the dangers of smoking, and were coached about the psychology reasons for cigarette addiction.
After this training, the war against smoking began on separate fronts. The first step was to free the village office environment and public places from cigarette smoke.
"Although the benefits *of people giving up cigarettes* were clearly positive for health and family finances, we couldn't prohibit smoking. All we could do was change people's mindsets," Rajwan said.
Soon enough, smokers were given a shed outside the village head's labelled "SMOKING AREA", a convivial to fill their lungs with nicotine, while sitting on easy chairs.
Alluring prospect, except for the multitude of posters stuck on the walls of the smoking area flashing images of various diseases caused by smoking and diatribes of information on all the toxins contained in cigarettes.
"We thought we had better inform smokers *of the harm they caused themselves and their families*. Now it's rare to see people smoking in smoking areas," Rajwan said.
Once the village head's office became smoke free, an attrition war against cigarettes continued at the heart of each family environment.
Take Andriyani for example; for the sake of her child's health, she forbade her husband from smoking in the house.
After some deliberation - and probably much pillow talk, Andriyani's husband agreed to only smoke on the veranda or when he was travelling. A small concession, but nonetheless a victory.
"Two weeks later my husband stopped smoking," said the mother of two.
Since Andriyani husband gave up smoking, her family has been able to save Rp 17,000 (US$1.7) per day - the equivalent of two packets of cigarettes a day.
"At the weekend, the whole family can now eat out or watch a movie using funds from the previous cigarette budget," she said.
Having rid themselves of cigarette smoke at home, members of the anti-smoking group took their fight to their immediate environment. The members asked their husbands not to smoke at the residents' meetings both at the RT and RW levels, and at other meetings.
Fitri Astuti, a member of the community in 1 RW Keparakan, suggested the women form a united front.
So whenever a meeting was scheduled, dozens of women would come carrying fans, pretending to cough when one of their husbands dared to pull a cigarette out. Wives grumbled, complaining of the dangers of passive smoking.
Chaos ensued. the head of the RW, a heavy smoker, lost his temper and stopped coming to meetings. But the chairman of the RW eventually saw the light, and caved in to the anti-smoking group's demands.
"The situation became uncomfortable but eventually the anti-smoking group's cause was embraced, and cigarettes were no longer permitted at any RT and RW level meetings, and in other kampung meetings," Fitri Astuti said.
The war for people's minds continued, with the anti-smoking group putting up posters reminding people of the dangers of smoking everywhere around the kampungs. Lists of the toxins contained in cigarettes were printed on posters and mounted in public places.
Women also organized events such as the healthy food festival at the end of each year and organized poster contests with an anti-smoking theme.
Not only did resident's wallets become thicker, but people's behaviour also began to change.
"Every cooperation type of activity always included cigarettes. Now when we undertake communal activities without a cigarette budget," said 47-year-old Ning Kuswantoro.
Yuli Kis, 50, who sells food near one of the leading private schools in Yogyakarta, decided to stop selling cigarettes a year ago.
"Selling cigarettes was a lucrative business, but when I realized the dangers of smoking, I no longer wanted to sell cigarettes. It's such pity that when they are still young and, still going to school, children are already consuming poison," Yuli Kis said.
It would seem the psychological warfare succeeded, as even chairman of the RT Slamet Widodo, 53, who at the beginning of the campaign refused to support or sign the Keparakan Charter, has become an active member of the anti-smoking group.
"I used to smoke an average of two packets a day since 1974. So in the past, I was completely against the anti-smoking group," he recalled.
But in 2009, he suffered a stroke due to his heavy consumption of cigarettes, and stopped smoking as a result. Now Slamet is glad he gave up sucking on the slow-killing machines, and willingly became a member of the anti-smoking group.
"The entertainment industry also supports the campaign. For example the Pura Tour, one of the attractions in this kampung, promised not to accept sponsorship from tobacco companies," Rajwan said.
There are now 39 anti-smoking groups of volunteers in Keparakan.
"We are not paid and receive no reward *for our campaigning*. We are often out of pocket. We pay our *operational* costs ourselves," Fitri Astuti said.
A clinic to help people stop smoking and support the improvement of public health was recently opened. Since November 12, 2009, the city government of Yogyakarta has established a special consultation clinic to help people who want to give up smoking.
Those clinics have now spread to 18 community health centers throughout Yogyakarta. Each clinic is staffed with one doctor on stand by.
Dr. Ndaru Rosanbantolo, a doctor in the community health center at Megergangsan, Yogyakarta, said 17 doctors has received specialist training at Gadjah Mada University (UGM) to handle people who wished to give up smoking.
"The training was more focused on understanding the psychological techniques to deal with patients," Ndaru said.
The clinic is open twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays during working hours.
For that 65 percent of people still smoking, the clinic will gladly open every day.
As well as providing consultation services, the community health centers also put up posters about the dangers of smoking, giving them for free to every visitor.
"We are also making a movie about cigarettes and will screen this in the waiting room to remind people of the dangers of cigarettes," Ndaru said.

Artikel by Slamet Susanto

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Smoking causes 1 fire a month in West Jakarta

2010-02-12T07:14:00.002+07:00

Smoking is not only bad for the health but also causes fires, as shown by recent data revealing that cigarettes caused around one fire per month in West Jakarta last year.

Data from West Jakarta Fire and Disaster Management Subagency shows that cigarettes were responsible for at least 12 of the 261 fires in the area in 2009.

Electrical faults were the single biggest cause of fires, accounting for 135 of the cases. Stove explosions caused another 18, while the causes of the remaining 49 were unknown.

The areas most prone to fires were Kalideres district with 37 cases, followed by Cengkareng with 35, Kembangan (34), Tambora (32) and Grogol Petamburan (24), subagency chief Sudjadi told The Jakarta Post.

Most of the fires occurred in densely-populated areas and affected semi-permanent buildings, he said.

Sudjadi said his office faced several problems, but particularly because traffic jams made it difficult for his limited number of personnel to reach sites in a short amount of time.

“Ideally a unit includes six officers, comprising a chief, a driver and four crew,” he said. However, Sudjadi’s office has only three or four officers per unit.

The subagency now has around 500 officers — half of the ideal figure, he said.

Sudjadi claimed that since 2001 his office had empowered up to 3,000 members of the public by holding regular fire simulations and training volunteers in community units. The office had also distributed extinguishers and alarms to assist in controlling fires in several community units.

The office also faced malfunctioning and limited numbers of fire hydrants. A big city should have one hydrant in every 200 meters, subagency’s operations staff Syukri Bahanan said.

“In West Jakarta not all areas have hydrants,” Sudjadi said. In such cases the fire fighters must use vehicles with pumps, to obtain water from ditches, rivers or lakes. (lnd)

source: The Jakarta Post

Table Gender Specific Smoking Prevelance

2010-02-11T06:41:00.002+07:00

Gender Specific Smoking Prevelance by WHO Regions

Stage Stop Smoking

2010-02-10T14:59:00.008+07:00

Yesterday, I chatted with one of my friends who want to reduce smoking. Previously, he had stated that to reduce and even stop smoking. What I wonder, she was still smoking despite being promised to stop.

Out of curiosity, I asked him why still suck "God 9 Cm" it. Apparently, he has his own opinion about the steps to quit smoking. There are distinct stages before a person really quit smoking. Here are the stages to quit smoking according to my friend:

1.Stage not buy their own cigarettes. If you want to reduce smoking, do not buy cigarettes. Cigarettes are addictive for some people.. By not buying cigarettes, you may have "managed" to reduce the habit.

2. Stage did not ask for a cigarette. Although you have not bought their own cigarettes, but could have friends around you have a cigarette. Typically, potential ex-smokers can not refrain from smoking again. He could ask for a cigarette from someone who has a cigarette. If you have not asked for cigarettes, then you can realize your dream to quit smoking.

3. Stage refused when offered a cigarette. Persuasion and suggestion from other people is usually more severe than drive yourself. So, when you are able to refuse a cigarette, you have virtually free of smoke.

That's all the stages to quit smoking according to my friend's opinion. Long enough and need to struggle in my opinion. If the above three stages can be passed, you'll be out of the circle of "God" called cigarettes. Congratulations!

Simple Way Stop Smoking

2010-02-10T14:51:00.001+07:00

Before reading this article I want to ask first, whether now you want to stop smoking? If there really was a desire from your heart most deeply, personally my congratulations. Decisions you make are very appropriate for the health of yourself and the people around you. Seeing the high price of a pack of cigarettes recently, the decision was also very beneficial for the health of your pocket.

Once you have settled on that decision, begin to remove everything related to cigarettes. Not only cigarettes and penghisapnya tools, as well throw matches, an ashtray and everything associated with smoking. Currently you are no longer a smoker so you do not need it anymore objects.

Clear all the objects in your house that still had the smell of cigarettes. This aims to avoid the appearance of more memory will be the smell of cigarettes. Wash clothes, sheets, towels, blankets and all of them. When there is money, buy a room air freshener that you really did change, and no longer smell the smell of cigarettes could lead to longing for a cigarette.

Do not try to try to find a replacement cigarettes containing nicotine. Many are sold on the market that contain gum nicotine so you can be free from cigarettes, but you will be more bound by nicotine. Indeed many experts who advocate this way, only to be done in accordance with the advice and the right dose.

It would be nice if you replace the nicotine gum with gum or candy Mints, eliminating the smell of cigarettes in your mouth. Loss of cigarettes in the mouth a long time will make you forget about cigarettes for good.

Usually smokers have a smoking schedule that is not written. For example they smoke after eating, smoking while blogging, smoking while another queue and another vehicle. Make other activities at that time so you do not fill that time with smoking. For example after every meal you can chew gum or dessert. When blogging you can eat snacks, when lining up your vehicle can browse or read a book. Not easy but if done with full determination you will be able to do.

Exercise and drinking enough water will help you forget about cigarettes. This activity will make your body healthy and helps add remove toxins and bad materials from the cigarette out of the body. Exercise also makes you forget about cigarettes because exercise fun sport especially when done in an environment with many people so you can get along well.

So a bit of a way to get rid of cigarettes from your life. All of the above ways will be successful if there is commitment from yourself to stop smoking.

Diseases Caused By Smoking

2010-02-09T15:36:00.004+07:00

As per the World Health Organization statistics, it has been established that 7 people die due to tobacco use. Tobacco consists more than 400 toxic substances and a further 4,000 chemical compounds.

The most hazardous substances are tar, a carcinogen substance and nicotine which is addictive and increases cholesterol and carbon monoxide levels in the body. Carbon monoxide decreases the amount of oxygen in the body and this gives rise to different health problems. Smoking decreases the levels of oxygen reaching tissues because it constricts and damages blood vessels, giving rise to different health problems.

Smokers are more likely to suffer from respiratory infections and other minor complaints such as colds and coughs. Smokers suffer from severe diseases such as heart diseases, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, lung disease, respiratory problems and other problems related to pancreas, kidneys, and liver. Hereunder is a breakdown of smoking related diseases:

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): This is a group of health conditions that blocks airflow and thus one will have difficulty in breathing. The COPD causes health dysfunctions like chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Emphysema is when one has breathlessness because alveoli or air sacs have been damaged. Chronic bronchitis leads to frequent coughing with a lot of mucus. Smoking is 80% responsible for about 80% of COPD cases. The lungs decline at a faster rate, 3 times in fact in smokers than normal rate. Breathlessness starts due to the lungs dysfunction.

Cancer: Smokers are more likely to get cancer; cancer of the lungs, throat, gullet and mouth is caused by Carcinogen that is present in tobacco smoke. It is approximated that 90% of lung cancer cases are associated with smoking.

Other cancer diseases associated with smoking is cancer of the bladder, pancreatic, kidneys and esophagus, cervical cancer is more prevalent in female smokers.

Cardiovascular Diseases: These are diseases of the heart, the blood vessels, including veins and arteries. Major causes of smoke related deaths fall in this category. As it had earlier been established that nicotine increases the cholesterol levels in the blood, these cholesterol and other fats are deposited in the arteries. The arteries therefore become rigid, narrow or blocked. Due to the narrowing of these arteries, there will be blood clots and thus the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Common cardiovascular diseases are peripheral vascular disease, coronary thrombosis, coronary heart diseases, cerebral thrombosis and cerebrovascular diseases like stroke.

The lining of blood vessels are damaged, this affects the level of fats in the bloodstreams, the risks of atheroma are increased; this is the major source of stroke, aneurysms and heart diseases. Additionally, smoking causes mouth ulcerations.

Smoking has been associated with sexual problems, from performance in sex to infertility. Further smoking increases the risk of high blood pressure. Pale skin and more wrinkles are caused due to decrease in vitamin A levels, smokers have a lower supply of blood to the skin.

During pregnancy, it is advisable not to smoke since it heightens the risk of miscarriage, complications such as bleeding, ectopic pregnancy, premature birth and detachment of placenta. Also still births, low birth weight or congenital defects such as cleft palate.

Basically the health of the smoker and those around them are affected; smokers don’t get old, they die young.

Acupuncture to Stop Smoking

2010-02-09T15:26:00.002+07:00

What is Acupuncture?

Acupuncture is an ancient therapy that was developed by the Chinese over 2000 years ago as a way to maintain health, relieve pain, and stop negative habits. Today, acupuncture is still used to relieve many health issues including as cessation therapy for smoking. Some of the other health issues acupuncture would be used for are: • Migraines • Backaches • Fatigue • Sinus Infections
How Does This Ancient Therapy Work?

The belief behind acupuncture is that the body is a pathway for energy and that over time the energy can become blocked and acupuncture as a way of releasing this blocked energy. When used as a smoking cessation therapy, acupuncture involves a series of sessions, which focus on reliving the physical and mental challenges that people face when they stop smoking. It’s not painful and the treatment is offered using two methods of acupuncture, sterile needles or laser. These are used on points in the body call Chi.
Needle Method

The patient using the needle method has the needles inserted into the cartilage of the ear, both wrists, and hands. This method sounds painful but its not.
Laser Method

The laser method is similar to the traditional needle method, however it is far less intrusive and virtually pain free. A laser is used in place of the needle to apply stimulation to the Chi points allowing for the release of energy from the body.
In Conclusion

Both methods have been proven to lessen the need for a cigarette. After each session, smokers should expect a lessening of withdrawal symptoms. The use of acupuncture is an effect therapy for those looking to stop smoking and after treatment, smokers often feel relaxed. Acupuncture is a proven therapy, which helps smokers cease smoking without the painful nicotine withdrawal often suffered when trying to quit.

6 Goldenways Stop Smoking

2010-02-09T15:04:00.005+07:00

1. Analysis Habits

Perform analysis of smoking habits that has been done so far. For example:

* When the time you linked to smoking
* When do you automatically want to smoke

The results of this analysis will assist in braking the desire to smoke.

2. Sort Code Reason

Do all the things that make you not resumed smoking. Always remember the reasons that underlie you to not smoke. If you need to list the reasons.

* Avoiding cancer, heart failure, gastrointestinal disorders
* Social life better
* Remember the health and interests of the child / family
* Eat better

3. Jump Stop

Pick a day where you will stop. And on that day, immediately stop completely without doing the stages. Announce your plan to people close to you so that they can help.

4. Beware The Early Days

The early days will feel very heavy. Try to distract him eat candy or sugarless gum. Temporarily reduce the activity related to smoking, such as going to the bar.

5. Enjoy Life

Money that should be used to purchase cigarettes could be used to buy gifts for themselves, such as buying books, buying tapes, movies, and other fun stuff.

6.Low Calorie Consumption

During the first weeks (up to approximately four weeks), eat foods low in calories. Also drink plenty of water.

Student Smoking Habit?

2010-02-06T06:59:00.005+07:00

This is just the info I get from some of the results of the survey.The habit of smoking for students started due to lack of information and misunderstanding of information, advertising or persuaded consumed seduction friends. Obtained from the questionnaire Indonesian Heart Foundation 77% of students smoking because a friend offered.
Indonesian Heart Foundation so get a conclusion:
1. With smoking can make a good deal
2. People who smoke seem more cool
3. Smoking increases learning achievement
4. Smoking can warm the body
5. Smoking makes adults look
6. Smoking makes look more cool.

The results of that conclusion is not true, because the smoke will not be a performance, appearance and so forth. That people who smoke face was pale, his eyes slightly red and watery, yellow teeth blackish, not bright red lips slightly blackish, bad breath and body odor.
Governor of Jakarta issued Decree of the contents No.402/Year 1990 that schools in Jakarta non-smoking. Based on the Regulation No.2 of 2005 established a ban on smoking in public places in Jakarta. The government is also expected to make policy on the distribution and promotion of cigarettes in public, because according to the National Census survey in 2004 the number of smokers in the age of 19 years increased to 78.2% from 68.8% in 2001.

Cigarette Addiction

2010-02-06T05:58:00.011+07:00

Cigarette addiction becomes a serious problem facing the world. Not a day without a cigarette. The sentence was appropriate for the addict cigarette (nicotine addiction). A few hours without smoking a cigarette, addicts will usually feel uneasy. The mouth feel is not good to confused to do something.

In Indonesia, there are approximately 63 million smokers are difficult to avoid addiction. Although they are aware of cigarettes a negative impact on physical health, mental to the economy. As shown in the picture above, although it was clear there was no smoking signs, but some people remain indifferent.

WHO data for 2008 notes, as many as 5.4 million people died from smoking worldwide. For Southeast Asia, as many as 124 million adults who smoke. Approximately 46% are in Indonesia.
I was personally very worried about this fact. So that encouraged me to try to make this blog to help others

Quit nicoteen easily with breathing method

2010-02-06T05:42:00.002+07:00

Breathing air will become more pleasurable than having a cigarette with this method for giving up cigarettes.

I used this self hypnosis or meditative breathing technique years ago to stop smoking. I find nowadays that it is unnecessary to continue using it as the possibility of a relapse is close to zero. However I do find that I still use the meditation technique sometimes in my day to day life.

When I can’t get to sleep at night or when I simply want to relax this breathing method is extremely successful.

Why Do People Smoke Cigarettes?

2010-02-05T17:35:00.000+07:00

Obviously, smoking cigarettes is dangerous to your health. According to various studies on the effects of cigarette smoking, it is responsible for one out of every five deaths in the U.S. and is the most addictive and destructive over-the-counter drug known to man.

With all these known facts on the effects of cigarette smoking one may wonder why people still smoke cigarettes.

The history and culture surrounding cigarette smoking dates back to before World War I. During this time tobacco was smoked mostly in the form of cigars and primarily by the wealthy. Cigarettes, which are basically leftovers of the cigar making process, were smoked by the less fortunate. The number of people who smoked cigarettes boomed when the tobacco companies started to mass-produce cigarettes. Their cigarette smoking clientele: soldiers of World War I.

While inhaling smoke into your lungs is obviously unhealthy, it took some time before the true effects of smoking cigarettes became well known. It wasn’t for another 20 to 30 years after WWI that doctors first noticed the increase in lung cancer. With this increase, Reader's Digest published an article "Cancer by the Carton,” which prompted the public to be aware of the effects of cigarette smoking. Since then, extensive medical studies have now proven the correlation between cigarette smoking and lung cancer.

Nicotine, the most common ingredient in cigarettes, is more addictive than heroine and doctors rank nicotine ahead of alcohol and cocaine in terms of dependence. Nicotine triggers the smoker's brain to be more efficient in processing information. Furthermore, nicotine also reduces anxiety and induces euphoria. Researches have also shown that nicotine stimulates alertness and arousal, and sedation and relaxation based on the dose of nicotine intake. These effects of nicotine, though, do not outweigh the harmful effect of nicotine addiction, which is lung cancer, and possibly other ailments, which will all eventually lead to death.

Background

2010-02-05T17:08:00.002+07:00

Don’t you think that it is about time you quit smoking? Or have you already quit several times? The purpose of this blog is to assist you in quitting forever, without the urge to start up again.

I have some good articles I have written and I gathered that might be useful for you
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