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In conjunction with World Smoking Day and the dangers of the Corona virus, doctors recommend immediate cessation of it because of the many diseases it causes, especially the chest, and limits the body’s resistance to the virus in case of infection, while some young people find this occasion an opportunity to make a decision to quit smoking.
The chest specialist, Dr. Mohamed Dawa, emphasizes the importance of quitting smoking, which is a major cause of lung cancer, as 80 percent of lung cancers are caused by smoking, explaining that the deposition of nicotine from smoking directly affects the bronchi and lungs, and it also leads to hardening of the veins and arteries in general. It causes ischemia in all areas of the body where it is deposited.
He explained that smoking is one of the causes of the immune deficiency that allows corona virus or others to multiply and cause great harm to the body.
Young lady Ruba Hanna gave advice to smokers to quit in light of concerns about the spread of the Corona virus in order to preserve the health of the smoker and everyone around him, especially children and the elderly, while Leith Abbas, a university student, stresses that smoking does not mean much to him and if he finds that it will affect his practice of sports that he used to On it daily will stop him for good.
Smoking addiction is an attempt by some to cope with special circumstances, but it is a negative rather than a positive attempt, as confirmed by expert psychological counselor Nadine Mansour, noting that the smoker who is looking for a mechanism to relieve the stresses of life can follow other positive methods.
Twenty years spent by the young man Bassem Mansour as a smoker, but today he decided to quit after high prices for various types of smoke, pointing to the importance of the media's role in raising awareness of the dangers of smoking and the need to get away from it.
On May 31 of each year, the countries of the world celebrate the World No Tobacco Day, highlighting the health risks associated with tobacco use and calling for effective policies to reduce its consumption, with the aim of contributing to protecting current and future generations from the devastating health consequences of smoking and from the social, environmental and economic calamities of tobacco use Tobacco and exposure to smoke.