! Thais smoke up to 10.7 million

Satisfaction! The Thai population smoking cigarettes has been reduced to 10.7 million people

Thais have smoked cigarettes to 10.7 million people, coronary heart disease and brain. One hundred thousand people in Thailand each year, one in five people caused by smoking. If you quit smoking will reduce the risk of the disease is 30-55% SSC – STS to prevent new smokers 15-24 years old campaign to stop smoking. Reducing Secondhand Smoke in the House – Public

Today (July 9, 2061) at the Miracle Grand Convention Bangkok Hotel by Dr. Opasan Gwynpong Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Public Health As.Prof.Kanchit Likitkul President of the Thai Cardiac Society Prof. Dr. Sombat Moontaweepongsa, Secretary General of the Thai Noncommunicable Disease Network, and Dr. Surapida Adulyanon, Director of the Thai Health Promotion Foundation. The press conference after the opening ceremony of the 17th National Conference on Smoking and Smoking, organized by the Center for Research and Knowledge Management Tobacco Control (TRC). Together with tobacco control partners by SSS.

. Dr. Opas. Gyeongbuk Deputy Permanent Secretary for Public Health said that according to the report of the survey on tobacco consumption by the National Bureau of Statistics If we consider the trend of tobacco consumption within the Thai population over the past 25 years (1991 – 2560), there is a continuing trend of decline: in 1991, the number of tobacco users was 12.26 million. 32) decreased to 10.7 million (19.1%) in the year 2017, so the key target for tobacco control work. It focuses on the prevention of new smokers in children and youth aged 15 to 24 and encourages smokers to quit. The smoking ban reduces the morbidity and mortality associated with the associated diseases, especially cardiovascular diseases.

Dr. Supatta Adyananont Director of the Thai Health Promotion Foundation Even though the smoking situation is improving. According to a survey conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics in 1973, 33.2% of all smokers nationwide reported smoking. The highest number of cigarettes in the bazaar was observed in 61.8% of cases, followed by 37.7% in restaurants and 25.5% in transportation. Smoking in the home A total of 17.3 million cigarettes are consumed at home and when parents smoke, their children or family members imitate smoking. Promote and encourage people to behave in a healthy way, including reducing the risk of smoking related to health, such as early development projects. AMC ban smoking 3 million projects of three years Therdthai King abolition And tobacco control projects – alcohol

Asst.Dpr. Kanchit Destroyer The Thai Heart Association states that Thais die of coronary heart disease and stroke. About one hundred thousand people a year and one in five of these deaths. Caused by smoking. Cigarettes contain nicotine and other toxins. The arteries are narrowing. Cause myocardial infarction. Sudden Heart Attack, Stroke, Stroke And paralyzed by paralysis by smoking only 1 to 2 cigarettes, it increases the risk of heart disease and stroke than non-smokers. And second-hand smoke is also at risk. People who stop smoking.

The Prof. Sombat Moongtaveepongsa, Secretary General of the Thai Noncommunicable Diseases Network, said that smoking If splenomegaly is caused by a fracture, it can cause sudden death. In women who smoke using oral contraceptives, the risk of stroke is as high as 7.2 times. Smoking is a major factor in stroke, but it can be fatal. Avoid and prevent By stopping smoking in stroke patients, the rate of recurrence can be reduced. In addition, recent research from China. Stroke patients treated by surgery. If you do not stop smoking, there is a greater chance of developing recurrent stroke.