Cigarette smoking is one of the major factor contributing to the death and illness among people due to its impact on several organs of the body. Smoking reduces the health of the person and result in cancerous diseases. Every year thousands of people die as a result of smoking in different countries of the world. Cigarette smoking is one of the major risk factor involved in hampering various metabolic pathways in the liver. It may lead to activation of several inflammatory pathways that may affect the liver metabolism. It may also effect the drug metabolism in the body.
INTRODUCTION: Cigarettes contain more than 4000 chemical compounds and at least 400 substances that proved to be toxic in nature by influencing many organs of the body that may be in direct or indirect contact with the smoke. The impact of heavy smoking is that every year around 100,000 people die, with many more deaths caused by the other smoking related issues. Before we start with this article we need to have prior understanding regarding heavy smoking, toxic constituents of the cigarette and their impact on the body.
W.H.O TAKE ON THE IMPACT OF SMOKING: The World Health Organization is the agency that is concerned with the public health all over the globe. W.H.O. has taken up several programmes and …show more content…
These policy measures are examined on the basis of studies conducted on the smokers in different countries. In India the TCP survey was conducted in 4 states in partnership with the another organization International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project. These states include Bihar from Uttar Pradesh state, Madhya Pradesh state, Maharashtra state and West Bengal state. The survey was conducted on the tobacco users and non-users among the age group 15 and above. The main objectives of the TCP in conducting survey in India is
INTRODUCTION: Cigarettes contain more than 4000 chemical compounds and at least 400 substances that proved to be toxic in nature by influencing many organs of the body that may be in direct or indirect contact with the smoke. The impact of heavy smoking is that every year around 100,000 people die, with many more deaths caused by the other smoking related issues. Before we start with this article we need to have prior understanding regarding heavy smoking, toxic constituents of the cigarette and their impact on the body.
W.H.O TAKE ON THE IMPACT OF SMOKING: The World Health Organization is the agency that is concerned with the public health all over the globe. W.H.O. has taken up several programmes and …show more content…
These policy measures are examined on the basis of studies conducted on the smokers in different countries. In India the TCP survey was conducted in 4 states in partnership with the another organization International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project. These states include Bihar from Uttar Pradesh state, Madhya Pradesh state, Maharashtra state and West Bengal state. The survey was conducted on the tobacco users and non-users among the age group 15 and above. The main objectives of the TCP in conducting survey in India is