International No Smoking Day. History of International No Tobacco Day

Each of us has at least a couple of smoking acquaintances. Many people in the family smoke. Many smoke themselves. And at the same time, everyone realizes that this habit is destructive and dangerous. But there is no power to eradicate it. Probably, only mass pressure, which is especially strong on World No Tobacco Day, can solve the problem. This is not a holiday in the truest sense of the word, but important date, which opens our eyes to the statistics, according to which, tobacco and addiction to it is death.

Myself a threat

The whole danger of smoking is that the harm from it does not manifest itself simultaneously. That is, it is impossible to immediately and instantly see all the negativity and evaluate the blow inflicted on the body. Therefore, a person gets a false sense of security. After all, it turns out that you can smoke all your life and don't sacrifice anything! But is it?

Almost everyone starts smoking adolescence, and this is quite logical, since a cigarette in the hand creates an aura of an adult and, of course, beautiful life. For teenager adulthood associated with permissiveness, and therefore everything forbidden is pleasant. Some are quite rare cases the period of bravado with a cigarette in the corner of the lips ends with transitional age. But often smoking develops into a habit, even begins to like and gradually kills. human body. You can learn about such cases by visiting any mass event on World No Tobacco Day.

Habit History

Tobacco appears in the legends of North America, and there it is a medicine that relieves pain and has magical properties. It turns out that inhaling smoke is almost a conversation with God.

And then there was the great discovery of Columbus, as a result of which potatoes and tobacco came from the Old World to the New. There were rumors that the new plant had healing properties. Tobacco fought with the most severe ailments of a physical and mental nature. And then tobacco began to be equated with money. Its cultivation has become a profitable business.

At the beginning of the 19th century, the first studies of the properties of tobacco were carried out, nicotine and a radioactive isotope were discovered in tobacco leaves. Despite all these disadvantages, people smoked more and more. In this regard, World No Tobacco Day is of great importance; almost the entire twentieth century passed under the banner of the intoxicating plant. Tobacco was used to treat the sick, to supply armies, and to "infect" popular culture. Meanwhile, the percentage of people affected by smoking was growing.

The advent of the holiday

In 1988, World No Tobacco Day was celebrated for the first time. This date is not joyful for everyone, as the habit has become second nature, and you don’t really want to get rid of it. The World Health Organization is responsible for the appearance of the holiday, but 11 years earlier, a similar event was held at the initiative of the US Cancer Association. With their submission, World No Tobacco Day is celebrated by some countries in November. On this day, smokers are invited to give up their bad habit in order to try to look at life from a different angle. Non-smoking relatives and friends provide all possible support. The help of those who managed to overcome addiction and overcome the psychological barrier is especially important.

Why is this day needed?

It would seem that the question is simple, but still the project has a global goal - in the 21st century, humanity must get rid of the reversible cause of death No. 1. But will World No Tobacco Day become such a panacea? It is hardly possible to eradicate a dangerous mass habit with one decree. That is why smoking cessation propaganda has ceased to be overly aggressive. It was replaced by a consistent program covering all possible areas of human interest.

What does the project provide?

What characterizes World No Tobacco Day in Russia? Events on this day have a special specificity. In particular, they can be introductory and educational, entertaining or design. What is meant by this? Various TV programs and programs have an introductory and educational function. documentaries. It can also be a scientific exhibition.

World No Tobacco Day also involves holding various conferences, seminars with consultations from specialists in the field of psychology and narcology. For entertainment, a concert or a flash mob can be arranged. And, of course, one cannot do without summing up the results of the past years.

Also on this day, a strategy for the future is being developed. The mass nature of such events gives the best advertisement, as not only smokers and those who have overcome the habit take part in them, but also everyone who simply cares about the health of the planet. Therefore, in the fight against tobacco use public organizations, environmentalists and even cigarette manufacturers themselves. It is no coincidence that even the date of the holiday was chosen - May 31. it last day spring and, metaphorically speaking, the heyday of all living things. An ideal date to live a day without smoke and the taste of tobacco bitterness!

In Russia

So May 31 is World No Tobacco Day. For Russia, the holiday is significant, although it is very young, but it has already entailed some changes. For example, the sale was prohibited tobacco products persons under 18 years of age, their advertising in the media. Finally, the law on the prohibition of smoking in public places is observed. As a result of such events, the percentage of smokers is gradually decreasing, but the statistics of deaths are still not encouraging.

Every year, 6 million people die from smoking-related diseases worldwide. To this number must be added another 600,000 passive smokers. By the way, in Russia the figures are almost the highest - from 350 to 500 thousand people a year. In our country, 2015 was the year of the fight against cardiovascular diseases, which in theory should lead to better health. Smoking is one of the critical factors risk. Results were achieved to some extent in a year, but still the picture has not improved much.

Why is smoking dangerous?

In order not to be unfounded, it is necessary to cite some facts that outline in gloomy colors the prospects for the life of an ordinary smoker. Then the World No Tobacco Day will become even more relevant. All in libraries necessary information is freely available, but it is too scary for people to look for it on their own, without outside coercion.

So, a smoker dramatically increases the risk of developing angina pectoris, heart attack. Nearly 5 times higher risk sudden death. If a man smokes more than 20 cigarettes a day, then his risk of developing diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol. According to statistics, a woman longer duration life, but if she smokes, then the above indicators become the same. Smoking can also cause increased blood clotting, blood clots, and therefore strokes, myocardial infarction or lung.

What clinical manifestations and emotional states followed by a period of withdrawal bad habit? How does each new day differ from the previous one and the conditional physiological and psychological problems in the process of quitting smoking? Before you is a calendar and a diary of quitting smoking.

First day without cigarettes

What happens to the body when you quit smoking, how long does it take for the body to recover after quitting smoking, and are there any consequences for the body when quitting smoking? Such questions are relevant for those who quit smoking or smoke and are only thinking about quitting cigarette smoking. After quitting smoking, the reaction of the body in each case to quit smoking can be different. The diary and calendar of the quitter present general physiological and psychological states. A person who has previously smoked may encounter them.

The Quit Diary says that the main changes in the body on the first day after quitting cigarettes include: a decrease in the concentration of carbon monoxide in the blood fluid, an improvement in the transport of red blood cells, and an increase in the concentration of oxygen in tissues.

The emotional state of the body after quitting smoking on the first day: there is joy, pride in myself, for my firm decision - I quit smoking or I quit smoking, as well as confidence that everything will work out. The craving for smoking cigarettes is practically absent or it is weak, and the desire to smoke is quickly interrupted by the suggestion that I quit smoking, I quit smoking. A person who does not smoke during the first day can be distracted, and the desire to take a cigarette in hand is mainly associated with habitual rituals.

What happens in the body of a smoker on the first day after quitting at the physiological level:

• Dizziness may appear.
• Appetite worsens.
• Weakness appears.
• There may be anxiety.
• Often there are sleep disturbances, problems with falling asleep.

When a person smokes for more than one year, his body requires cigarettes not only for psychological level but also physiologically. After quitting a habit, cardinal changes occur in the body. They are connected with the fact that nicotine is not just absorbed into the blood, but becomes an element of the bloodstream. Therefore, the body after smoking can recover for a year. At the same time, there are certain stages - the calendar of the person who quit smoking or the diary will tell you about the upcoming changes in the body.

Second day of non-smoking

The diary and calendar of a smoker says that on the second day after giving up, the following changes occur in the body: the production of mucus in the organs decreases respiratory system and there is an improvement in the function of the ciliated epithelium, which is lined with the lungs. The first symptoms of nicotine deficiency begin to appear. Changes occur at the cellular level intestinal tract- new cells appear instead of old ones.

Emotional manifestations: there is still the euphoria of the first day, a sense of pride that I quit smoking, but temporary irritability is already present, nervousness appears. The craving for cigarettes is drowned out by the power of self-hypnosis and drowsiness appears, which is replaced by energy.

What happens in the body of a smoker at the physiological level on the second day of the calendar? Appetite decreases, or, on the contrary, there is a craving for food with certain taste characteristics, shortness of breath occurs. There is an intense pronounced cough, pain is felt in the stomach. Emptying Bladder occurs much more often, there are difficulties with falling asleep, sleep is very disturbing. A non-smoker writes in his diary that there is sometimes an itch on the surface of the skin, which may intensify during nervous tension.

Third and fourth day

The recovery of the body after smoking lasts in each case in different ways. When smoking cigarettes, people often do not notice the changes, because they primarily occur at the cellular level. Cleansing the body after quitting smoking involves full recovery, the ex-smoker's body starts throwing out a large number of toxins, and cell structures- to change, there is their cardinal cleaning.

What will happen if you quit smoking on the 3rd and 4th day of the calendar:

• The ciliated epithelium on the surface of the organs of the respiratory system begins to recover.
• The level of alkaline fractions in the pancreas begins to increase, in parallel, there is a decrease in the production of mucus in the stomach.
• Improves blood circulation in the heart apparatus and in the brain.
• Decreases cravings for nicotine at the cellular level.

Also often there is a normalization of peristalsis in digestive system. How does the body cleanse itself after quitting smoking? emotional level? The diary of a non-smoker says that during these days of the quitting calendar, an increase in nervousness is noted, a symptom of psychological “withdrawal” appears. A person does not find a place for himself, difficulties with falling asleep are expressed, sleep is intermittent, superficial. Also noted sharp drops moods.

How is the body of a smoker restored at the physiological level? noted sharp rise appetite, it either increases or decreases, cravings for sweets appear, heartburn and belching may disturb. Often there are dizziness, the heart contracts, sometimes there is swelling of the face, fingers. The skin begins to peel off, the emptying of the bladder improves, and the cough is complemented by the sensation of a lump of sputum in the throat.

Fifth, sixth and seventh day

When a person quit smoking, the consequences by day are described in a table, calendar or diary. What happens to the body while smoking, after how long it will become easier - such questions are often addressed to the doctor. What are the changes in the body from quitting cigarette smoking on the 5th, 6th and 7th day of the calendar:

• There is a gradual healing of microtraumas on the surface of the tongue.
• Distant segments of the organs of the respiratory system also begin to recover, as a result of which the production of mucus increases.
• The activity of the digestive system at the cellular level is being adjusted.
• These days, white blood cells are completely cleared of nicotine.

The seventh day of the calendar is the final stage of physical addiction to nicotine. What are the emotional consequences of quitting smoking? It is at the end of the first week that there is high probability breakdown, euphoria has passed, and the emotional mood is changing. A former smoker develops nervousness, aggressiveness, irritability, bad dream. The physical craving for nicotine is over, and the motivation to purge from cigarettes reappears.

What happens in the body during and after smoking, is it possible for a person to last a month without cigarettes if he has been smoking for a long time - such questions are relevant for those people who are interested in quitting smoking. A smoker cannot always notice the process of nicotine influence taking place in his body. Unless the nails and teeth turn yellow, a cough appears. Major changes occur at the cellular level and within organs. Therefore, if a person no longer smokes, his body begins to recover, in each case. this stage lasts differently.

The cleansing of the body after smoking at the physiological level in a former smoker consists in the following manifestations: they begin to be felt more intensely taste characteristics food; a lump of mucus is constantly felt in the throat or chest, it interferes with normal breathing, thick sputum comes out during coughing; sweating increases, appetite worsens, may feel sick after taking fatty foods, increased thirst.

Eighth, ninth and tenth day

If the non-smoking stage continues for the second week, more thrill taste and smell - this is especially noted in the diary. At this time, a non-smoker may already have a complete restoration of enzymes in the digestive system. The circulation improves. If a person does not smoke cigarettes, their respiratory system can recover as quickly as the intensity of the person's previous smoking. If you read the table of the calendar of quitting smoking by day, you will notice that physiological sensations change in better side in the second week. The taste of food is already clearly felt, but the appetite is still increased, the pressure is reduced.

It is interesting that in the second week there may be a clear aversion to tobacco smoke, smoked nicotine sometimes even causes vomiting, gives dizziness. Appetite, as before, increased, and the body's resistance to viruses deteriorates sharply, you can get ARVI.

After the second week without smoking, a person begins to feel disgust for tobacco smoke.

How does the body recover after a failure in the emotional background? This period in the diaries is described as easy for the body of a smoker, in the second week it is much easier, vegetative manifestations are reduced. nicotine addiction. Breakdowns are still possible, but this entire period is easier, there is an incentive to move forward, to cleanse the body completely.

Tenth, 11th and 12th day

Former smokers note in their diaries that if cigarette smoking has continued for more than one year, the processes of restoring the lungs and bronchi last up to six months, sometimes a year. With prolonged smoking, this matter takes longer. A person who quit smoking coughs up to six months. At the same time, those who have given up the habit, in the second week, it is already easier to tolerate tobacco smoke (especially if it is summer outside, you can give preference to walking on fresh air avoiding inhalation of smoke). Sometimes it can give nausea.

The cough continues, the discharge of mucus becomes softer. During this period, there is a glut of the brain, it gives symptoms such as dizziness and drops in blood pressure. The appetite of the former smoker is still increased. Those who have smoked cigarettes for less than a year report an improvement in complexion.

Changes also occur in the emotional background - a feeling of tearfulness, uselessness, emptiness, aggressiveness appears. Therefore, it is very important to support a person. On the 12th day again there is a desire to smoke.

End of the second week

During this period, the epithelium of the organs of the respiratory system was almost completely restored, the cells in the organs were renewed. gastrointestinal tract former smoker. There is a final purification of the vessels from nicotine and its products. Sometimes there are pressure drops, this is due to not fully recovered nervous system. The intensity of the cough is reduced.

In the emotional background, everything improves. If a person set himself the goal of quitting smoking, it is during this period of the calendar that he understands that he succeeded. And a video about smoking, what happens in the body, finally discourages the desire to try to inhale smoke again. This is a turning point, a turning point. At the end of it, all systems in the body return to normal course body functions return to normal.

When a person quit smoking, the consequences by the day turn out to be the most positive. It's hard to quit smoking, but when you feel your body return to normal functioning, it will be much easier to do this. The moment you give up cigarettes, you will immediately feel free from this addiction. I quit smoking - this phrase should be your motto for the rest of your life. Just 20 minutes after you quit smoking, your heart rate returns to normal. After two hours, blood pressure normalizes. Your body begins to clear itself of nicotine. After 12 hours of giving up this habit, you will become unbearably tempted to smoke. Restrain yourself to the best of your ability.

Harm from cigarettes

Your skin is a reflection of your lifestyle. Indeed, smoking has a very negative effect on her. Significantly increases the risk of developing eczema. Leather people who smoke looks much older than non-smokers.

Together with cigarette smoke many harmful toxins enter the body. Among them are resins, carbon monoxide, formaldehydes, hydrogen cyanide, ammonia, mercury, lead and cadmium. And this leads to poisoning of the body and limits the flow of blood to the skin.

As a result, the skin can lose its elasticity, because it becomes much less collagen and elastin. Therefore, smokers develop wrinkles very early. But this is not an irreversible process. What happens to the body after quitting smoking? Blood circulation improves. After that, the skin takes on a more blooming appearance. Wrinkles are smoothed out and she looks much younger.

The benefits of quitting smoking

There are some implications of this process. Quitting smoking has a direct effect on the body. He will be much healthier. Every part of your body changes. The body after quitting smoking changes only in a positive direction.

Your brain will try in every possible way to attract you to further smoking, because it has a real addiction. It is caused by the same mechanism as addiction to drugs. The body produces chemicals called alkaloids. Due to their presence in the body and difficult to quit. But everything will work out if you really want to.

The withdrawal of nicotine from the bloodstream, which usually occurs a few days after you quit smoking, will eventually change the apioidal flow in your brain. Gradually chemical processes will return to normal. Once you overcome all obstacles, your brain will no longer depend on chemical substances and you will be able to feel a healthy person.

What changes are taking place?

The consequences of quitting smoking are not long in coming. Changes in the body after quitting smoking will lead you to greater delight than a puff on a cigarette. What happens to the body?

1. A person who has quit smoking has a sore throat. In smokers, the throat is constantly in an inflamed state. The irritant disappears, and you no longer feel any discomfort. Just a few months after quitting smoking - and you are almost back to being non-smoker. This will happen almost imperceptibly to you.
2. Quit smoking - save your heart from heart attack. Go through all the stages of quitting smoking and feel like a healthy person. your heart and blood vessels begin to work better, thereby reducing the conditions for heart disease. Start taking blood thinners to clear your body faster.
3. Nicotine stains teeth. They become yellow or brown. When you stop smoking, you will have a chance to restore their whiteness and health. When you smoked, tar out tobacco smoke formed a film on the teeth. A lot of bacteria developed under it, which very quickly caused caries.

After we stop smoking - disappears forever bad smell from mouth. At this point, it is best to consult a dentist. He will spend professional cleaning teeth. After that, you will need to brush your teeth twice a day and use dental floss.

Processes occurring in the body (in time)

What happens to the body when you quit smoking? The answer is very simple - you become a healthy person and your attitude changes.

What happens in a woman's body and how are changes in her condition seen by day? Even on the first day of giving up cigarettes, there is a feeling of superiority over smoking women. You feel more beautiful than them.

Changes every day, for the first 5 days

What happens when you quit smoking? Arises very severe stress for the body.

Go at least a few days without cigarettes, and then it will be much easier to fight this addiction.

The consequences of quitting smoking will only be positive already at the first stage.

The calendar of changes in the body of those who quit smoking:

The reaction of the body on the first day of quitting smoking. The level of carbon monoxide in the blood is significantly reduced. Blood circulation improves, so that the body receives more oxygen.

Emotions. A person is proud because he accepted such important decision and confidently goes to his goal. There is almost no desire to smoke, because you need to prove to yourself that you can do everything.

Physical state. The person may feel dizzy, anorexic, weak, anxious medium degree. In the evening it is difficult to fall asleep, and sleep is not sound.

The reaction of the body on the second day. What happens to the lungs? The lungs produce less mucus. They begin their renewal of the intestinal lining.

Emotions. A person is still glad that he gives up his addiction. But irritability and nervousness are already present to a greater extent. Self-hypnosis helps reduce the desire to smoke. Drowsiness changes to a surge of energy. This is the typical state.

Physical state. Shortness of breath and coughing. Possible stomach disorders. Urination occurs much more often. Difficulty falling asleep, shallow sleep. Skin itching and feeling of tight skin.

The reaction of the body on the third day. All organs begin to work in a light mode. They no longer have to deal with the effects of tobacco smoke. At the cellular level, there is a rejection of cigarettes.

Emotions. Nervousness is growing. A person does not know how to distract himself from thoughts about smoking. All of these are withdrawal symptoms. Difficulty falling asleep, disturbing sleep. You will want to smoke, which is a natural desire.

Physical state. Appetite becomes stronger, especially cravings for sweets. Heartburn and belching appear. Vertigo occurs frequently, especially during torso bending. The feeling of "squeezing the heart" and tinnitus are as follows possible symptoms. The skin may be flaky and covered with small dry papules.

The reaction of the body on the fourth day. The person becomes less aggressive. Many admit that their mood improves. But still quite variable - from euphoria to depression. Ex-smokers are somewhat disappointed. Sleep is superficial.

Physical state. Arterial pressure can be increased. There may be tinnitus. Dizziness is barely perceptible or completely absent. Constipation. Urinary excretion is normalized. The person has no appetite. There is still a cough.

The reaction of the body on the fifth day. Microtraumas that formed on the tongue are healed. Vascular tone returns to normal.

Emotions. Now is the time to take control.

Nicotine starvation reaches its peak. A person wants to quit everything and smoke. This cannot be done. Wait a few more days and you will feel better.

This video talks about what happens in the body when you quit smoking:

The taste of food becomes real. You will be able to feel long forgotten sensations. Life without smoking is great. Take care of yourself and give it up forever.

Quitting smoking is hard, but nothing is impossible in the world. If desired, you can deal with this addiction. Especially to help the fight against cigarettes, a quitting smoking calendar by day has been created. This diary describes in detail what a person feels and what happens in the body.

The use of the calendar is great, with its help a person can appreciate all the sensations, take advantage of effective advice and understand the motivation important step. Let's study how the body of quitting smoking will behave.

Keep your own diary when you decide to quit smoking

But we should not forget that a person is individual, and it is difficult to predict how exactly the body will behave. For this, it is necessary to personal diary quitting smoking every day with his own observations, this will add even more motivation and self-confidence.

What happens when you quit smoking

The quitting schedule also includes some helpful tips that help in the fight against addiction. Read the recommendations and be sure to use them.

The first week of quitting smoking is constantly accompanied by various ailments in the physical sphere.. The following effective recipes help to get rid of unpleasant symptoms:

For heartburn. Take apple cider vinegar diluted with water (1x2) 50 ml daily before meals. Natural honey can be added to the vinegar solution.

Auxiliary methods in the fight against smoking

from insomnia and bad mood . Helps to stabilize the emotional background infusion made from hawthorn berries (10 g) and herbal mixture from lemon balm and white mistletoe (20 g). Steam raw materials with boiling water (200 ml) and leave for half an hour. Take 70 ml (possible with honey) three times a day before meals.

From cough. Cowberries can help the body to remove phlegm. It can be taken in any form: juices, crushed berries with sugar, honey, preserves, jams. Take a healing drug should be 3-4 times a day for half an hour before meals.

It is advisable to use these funds throughout the course of smoking cessation.

Healing gymnastics

Studying the calendar of quitting smoking by day, you can see that a constant companion in the fight against nicotine is a wet, strong cough with copious sputum. The following exercises help the body to remove mucus from the bronchi:

1. The famous "bike". Lie on the floor and spin imaginary pedals with half-bent legs. Stretch your arms along the body.
2. Bend your leg while lying down. kneecap reach the floor in the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe adjacent leg. After 10 sets, change legs.
3. Kneeling (close your feet), rest your palms on the floor. Slowly stand up, straightening the body, and return to its original state.

Perform this set of exercises daily for 10-15 minutes. For increase intra-abdominal pressure and better coughing, it is useful to rotate the hoop, bend forward and sideways, jump, bend the body in a supine position.

First month without smoking

So the time physical addiction nicotine is coming to an end. The body has completely rebuilt itself for a healthy existence without additional doping. After the first week without a cigarette, the full recovery process of the body begins. Our calendar of a smoker who quit smoking continues by day.

What happens in the body within a month after getting rid of the habit of smoking

So, the first month, the most difficult and difficult one, came to an end. Now the recovery of the body will go to geometric progression. The first milestone has been passed, and the craving for cigarettes is a thing of the past.

The end of the first month is dangerous with breakdowns. People again take up cigarettes, motivating them by the fact that they for a long time have lasted without smoking and deserve an award.

Strive for the beginning of a healthy life and do not let treacherous thoughts occupy desires. The key to success, health and longevity is in constant work on oneself. Good luck!