What are 3 health risks of smoking?

Smoking damages your heart and your blood circulation, increasing your risk of developing conditions such as:

  • coronary heart disease.
  • heart attack.
  • stroke.
  • peripheral vascular disease (damaged blood vessels)
  • cerebrovascular disease (damaged arteries that supply blood to your brain)

What are 3 ways you can reduce your risk to secondhand smoke?

How to avoid secondhand smoke

  • If you smoke, quit. There are many resources to help you.
  • Do not smoke or allow people to smoke in your house or car. Ask people who smoke to step outside.
  • Find smoke-free restaurants, hotels, and rental cars.
  • Ask caregivers and relatives to stop smoking around you and your children.

Who is at risk for third hand smoke?

Children and nonsmoking adults might be at risk of tobacco-related health problems when they inhale, swallow or touch substances containing thirdhand smoke. Infants and young children might have increased exposure to thirdhand smoke due to their tendency to mouth objects and touch affected surfaces.

How do you mitigate third hand smoke?

You may be able to reduce thirdhand smoke in your home by (1) opening windows to air out rooms each week, (2) regularly wiping surfaces with a diluted white vinegar solution, (3) frequent dusting, and (4) weekly vacuuming with a HEPA filter.

What is the main risk of smoking?

Smoking causes cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung diseases, diabetes, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Smoking also increases risk for tuberculosis, certain eye diseases, and problems of the immune system, including rheumatoid arthritis.

What are some methods to stop smoking?

Here are 10 ways to help you resist the urge to smoke or use tobacco when a tobacco craving strikes.

  1. Try nicotine replacement therapy. Ask your doctor about nicotine replacement therapy.
  2. Avoid triggers.
  3. Delay.
  4. Chew on it.
  5. Don’t have ‘just one’
  6. Get physical.
  7. Practice relaxation techniques.
  8. Call for reinforcements.

How can we protect ourselves from smoking?

The Surgeon General has concluded that the only way to fully protect yourself and your loved ones from the dangers of secondhand smoke is through 100% smoke-free environments. Opening a window, sitting in a separate area, or using ventilation, air conditioning, or a fan cannot eliminate secondhand smoke exposure.

What can third-hand smoke cause?

A study published in February 2010 found that thirdhand smoke causes the formation of carcinogens. The nicotine in tobacco smoke reacts with nitrous acid – a common component of indoor air – to form the hazardous carcinogens.

What is 3rd and 4th hand smoke?

While first-hand smoke refers to the smoke inhaled by a smoker and second-hand smoke to the exhaled smoke and other substances emanating from the burning cigarette that can get inhaled by others, third-hand smoke is the second-hand smoke that gets left on the surfaces of objects, ages over time and becomes …

What are the effects of third hand smoke?

How can we stop smoking?

Here are 10 ways to help you resist the urge to smoke or use tobacco when a craving strikes.

  1. Try nicotine replacement therapy. Ask your health care provider about nicotine replacement therapy.
  2. Avoid triggers.
  3. Delay.
  4. Chew on it.
  5. Don’t have ‘just one’
  6. Get physical.
  7. Try relaxation techniques.
  8. Call for reinforcements.