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Introduction
S m o k i n g i s b a d f o r y o u r h e a l t h . S m o ke r s a n d
non-smokers may have heard many times that it affects
the health of people around them who don't smoke andyou may think, "I know."
Scientif ic evidence has been proven that healthhazards occur not only in "active smoking" where
non-smokers are exposed to cigarette smoke. So whycontinue with habits that can affect not only your healthbut also the health of those around you? Why can't you
stop smoking and the effects of smoking again?

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Health Hazards ofSmoking

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Selfcare series for students[Student life][Mental and physical health]

1. Student counseling Q & A

1. Sleep disorder

2. How to make small talk

2. Headache

3. How to take tests andmake presentations

3. Anemia

4. How to not procrastinate
5. How to get over failures
6. How to deal with parents
during adolescent year

4. Intestinal issues
5. Adjustment disorder
6. Anxiety disorder andpanic disorder

7. How to control anger

7. Cause ofdepression

8. Transfer students

8. Symptoms of depression

9. How to manage yourschedule

9. Autonomic nerves andautogenic training

This pamphlet summarizes the information necessary for you

10. Friendship at the university

10.Relaxationencounter. Please refer to this pamphlet as needed.

11. Quit the university?

11. Health issues associatedwith smoking

12. For students that planto study abroad

12. Infectious diseases

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to manage the mental and physic al problems you may

Kyushu University
Center for Health Sciences and Counseling1. "Two Dependencies" that Bring Smoking Habits

3.About Passive Smoking(1) Nicotine dependence

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare have launched

n i c o t i n e l eve l s r e m a i n a l m o s t u n c h a n g e d, a n d t a r i sNicotine in cigarettes allows habitual smokers to depend on

measures to prevent passivesmoking in preparation for the

suppressed by about half, but carcinogens are contained in

the system. nicotine as well as alcohol and drugs matter2020 Tokyo Olympics. People who don't smoke tend to thinkaerosols, although they can be a fraction of a fraction.

dependence, such as things, causes dependence in ourthat smoking is irrelevant to them. However, let's understandPassive smoking is caused by inhaling secondary smoke andbrains. The reward circuit is formed to trigger. This circuit is

the problem of passive smoking correctly only for the person

call smoke. Secondar y smoke does not occur in heatedcause relapse even if it succeeds in smoking cessation you

who does not smoke and think about thecigarettes. However, there is a call aerosol that is exhaledwant to use. In Also, when you quit smoking because there

measures. In Japan,15,000people are estimated to die eachfrom people who inhale heated cigarettes, and because someare this circuit, unpleasant withdrawal (forbidden) symptoms,

year due to passive smoking. This is about four times theof the children have nicotine and carcinogens mentioned

such as frustrating.

number of traffic deaths. Passive smoking is a risk for many

above, the health damage associated with passive smoking

diseases besides cancer and ischemic heart disease. For(aerosols) will undoubtedly occur. In 2016, who issued a(2) Psychological dependence (habit)

ischemic heart disease, research has been well known before

report on "e-cigarettes." "Electronic cigarette" compared toWhen you become a habitual smoker, it becomes a part ofand after the establishment of smoking cessation laws inpaper cigarettes, although the type and concentration of toxic

your daily life and you begin to have close relationships withScotland. This is a study of changes in the number of patients

substances that occur is generally small, and that there is avarious behaviours in your daily life, such as eating, starting

admitted to acute coronary artery syndrome (ACS) before andcarcinogen that occurs only in new cigarettes, there is aand quitting work. Then, the chance of daily life becomes aaf te r t h e Enf o r c e m e nt of t h e S m o k i n g C e s s at i o n Ac tharmful substance that has a higher concentration than paper

sign of smoking like "After meal" and "After work". You may(requiring indoor smoking in public places). Before and after

cigarettes, The inhaler and those around him are exposed tocall it a routine. At this point, smoking is imprinted in everyday

the enforcement of the law, there was a 17% decrease in theharmful substances and should be treated the same aslife, and it changes to something that is not only meant tonumber of ACS admitted patients, a totalof10Decrease in thecigarettes.

replenish nicotine that is lacking in the body.

annual average Three. The effect is obvious compared to %.
B e s i d e s , t h e b r e a kd ow n i s 14%f o r s m o ke r s a n d
21%fornon-smokers who have never smoked at all. The

2. Dependence is an obstacle to smoking cessation

number of inpatients has decreased. Therefore, on
the health damage,the inhibitory effect of passive smoking

When smoking is done, it is necessary to discontinue theprevention is stronger in non- smokers than smokers and theabove t wo dependencies together. As a way to relieve

health damage of passive smoking is considered in turn. iswithdrawal symptoms that occur when a person who isrecognized in non-smokers.（Pell JP, et al. N. Engl. J. Med.

addicted to nicotine quits, there are nicotine replacement

31;359(5):482-91）

therapy (nicotine patches and nicotine gum) and drugs thatact on nicotine receptors (valenicinin), By using them, it ispossible to avoid unpleasant symptoms and to work on
smoking cessation. On top of that, to stop smoking that has
become a habit in daily life, it is necessar y to separatesmoking from various opportunities in daily life. Breaking
away from this habit requires a shift in the values of smokers
to smoke, and it is important to be able to envision a future ofself who does not smoke. For smokers to quit smoking, two
steps need to be taken away from nicotine dependence andthe change of their habits.

4. About so-called "electronic cigarettes"

other than the original ingredients. Compared to cigarettes,

Table: Differences between “electronic cigarettes”
Heated tobacco

Nicotine-containing
electronic

Nicotine “non-” electronicTECH,glo

Only overseas

Many“Tobacco leaves” used

Nicotine solution(with carcinogen)

Solution with unknown
ingredients

Nicotine ++Nicotine ++Some nicotine isdetected“illegal”
LegalLegal(Tobacco Business Law) (conflicts with Individual imports (Pharmaceutical Law [Formerand Pharmacy Law)
Pharmaceutical Affairs Law])anyoneAdults only(such as home electronics(cigarette products)
mass retailers)

In response to the problem of secondhand smoke and smell,the one that began tocirculate is a type such as electronic
cigarette and heated cigarette. There are three types of these,

5.Finally

but the differences in each component, regulation and so on“It’s a habit not to start smoking or to quit.” If you don’t smoke

are summar ized in the table. You'll f ind that there arenow, make sure you don’tstart smoking in the future. Wouldproblems, suc h as illegal ones and some that are not

you review once more if you smoke, it is wor thwhile toregulated. Moreover, it seems to be generally thought that thecontinue smoking compared to other valuable things in yourso- called passive smoking does not happen in these things,

life? Smoking is a habit that can lead to some kind of illness in

but it is not so. Because nicotine is included in the aerosols

yourself and may also affect your health. Think about smoking

that occur in heated cigaret tes sold in Japan, nicotine

again. The Campus Life and Health Support Center is always

dependence is not eliminated. Heating produces chemicals

waiting for your consultation.
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