warn! 2nd-hand, 3rd-hand cigarette smoke surrounds Thai children, 23.7% of them still smoke in the house, the doctor pointed out, “nicotine” is dangerous, affecting genetic changes inherited from generation to generation cycle of addiction ThaiHealth raises the trend “Back home for the new year. Smoke-free” opens the hearts of ten-year-olds Asking father to successfully quit smoking is the most satisfying gift. after breathing in the house
On December 19, at the Grand Fortune Ratchada Hotel, Ms. Rungarun Limlahaphan, Director of the Office of Support for the Control of Major Risk Factors, ThaiHealth, spoke at the forum. “Back home for the new year. “Smoke-free” that a 2019 World Health Organization survey found that around the world, 65,000 children die before the age of 5 from lower respiratory tract infections caused by exposure to second-hand smoke. While the results of the National Statistical Office survey in 2021, 23.7% of Thai people aged 15 years and over who still smoke in the house, 67.5% of them, have smoking habits in the house every day in every 10 households with children under 5 years old. There are 5 households with smokers, of which 3 households smoke indoors.
ThaiHealth encourages smoke-free homes. Because it reduces the risk of exposure to second-hand smoke, third-hand smoke contributes to members of the house who smoke can reduce and quit smoking successfully. It protects young people from experimenting with smoking. because it will be a role model for health lovers, so the coming new year Invite smokers to make a commitment to quit smoking as a gift instead of caring for themselves and their families. You can call for a free consultation at the smoking cessation line 1600, ”said Ms. Roong Aroon.
Ms. Anyamanee Boonshie, Head of the Consciousness Development Project for Knowing the Risk Factors for Smoking and Alcohol (Volunteer project) by ThaiHealth. Said that young children have a chance to be a direct risk group from the dangers of smoking due to lower immunity than adults. Causes when receiving toxins from second hand cigarettes is cigarette smoke and third hand cigarettes is cigarette ash will affect health more than adults Because these children spend 85% of their daily lives in the home and in the car, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that the prevention of smoking and drinking should begin in childhood when they are not aware or have this habit before. Designing activities for children to cope with the dangers of smoking through 5 strategies: 1. drama creates awareness of dangers 2. risk group diagnosis activities through drama games 3. Self-stress management activities instead of using cigarettes 4. Creative self-care activities and 5. Child idol creation activities Be a voice for parents to think about the effects of smoking on their families. with a teacher as a connector
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Suriyadew Tripati, Director of the Moral Center, said that people who receive second-hand cigarettes The nicotine in cigarettes enters the blood even if you are not a smoker. as well as the fetus Nicotine can easily enter a child’s blood stream. Medical information indicates that Nicotine affects predisposition genes in the sex glands of the mother. when married have children Children will have a gene that predisposes them to addiction. easy to get addicted Like diabetes, predisposition genes are passed down from generation to generation. and there are even more risks when being in an environment where nicotine is addicted
Mrs. Thanicha Limpanich, Director of the Institute for the Promotion of Parents for Society, said that from her experience working in a smoke-free family. by creating knowledge about the dangers of smoking and the impact that will occur on family members 208 participants found that there was a change in smoking behavior, namely 171 people did not smoke in their homes and around their homes, 135 of them were able to reduce the amount of smoking and 24 people could quit smoking. One of the reasons for wanting to quit smoking is I want you to be proud and aware of the impact on family members
Miss Panjarat Kulma or Organ, 10 years old, said that her father had quit smoking more than three years ago while his father was still smoking. Go out and smoke outside or in front of your house several times a day. Because the mother does not allow smoking in the house because the mother has SLE allergy, and herself has asthma symptoms. When smelling cigarettes or touching them, they cough and itchy. When dad finishes smoking, he comes home with the smell of cigarettes on his clothes or on the couch. What everyone receives is the health of the people in the house. causing dizziness and allergies all the time
“The turning point that made my father quit smoking That is, I went to ask him to ask his father to stop smoking. for the health of you and your mother I don’t want my father to get cancer. So the father decided to quit smoking. It took about 3 months to fight with myself, gradually losing weight until I successfully quit. Make our homes without the smell of cigarettes. Dad doesn’t smell bad. no bad breath no body odor Father’s health began to improve. And no more arguing about the smell of cigarettes, ”Dr. Panjarat said.
