Ɛwom sɛ wonnom sigaret de, nanso so wohwɛ yiye wɔ sigaret a wɔde di dwuma ho? Momma yɛnka Secondhand Smoke'' ho asɛm!

Yɛn nyinaa nim sɛnea sigaretnom sɛe wo nipadua. Nanso so woasusuw pɛn sɛ sɛ woannom sigaret mpo a, wusiw a efi obi foforo sigaret mu no betumi apira wo nipadua saa ara? Ɛno ne nea yɛfrɛ no ``Secondhand Smoke'' anaa "passive smoking ." Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, eyi ne tawa wusiw a wunhyɛ da nhome, na mmom ɛwɔ nneɛma a atwa yɛn ho ahyia no mu.

Enti dɛn ne ``Wusiw a Ɛto so Abien'' yi?

Ɛnyɛ den koraa. ``Secondhand Smoke`` ne titiriw no, ɛyɛ afã abien a wɔaka abom.

1. Wusiw a ɛba mframa mu tẽẽ bere a wɔsɔ sigaret, sigaret, anaa paipu. Eyi ne ɔfã a epira kɛse, efisɛ wɔmfa filter biara nsiesie.
2. Wusiw a efi obi a ɔnom sigaret home mu ba.

Enti, sɛ obi renom sigaret wɔ baabi a ɛbɛn wo a, ɛda adi sɛ wobɛhome wusiw ahorow abien no nyinaa. Nsusuw sɛ, "Mennom sigaret, enti dɛn na ɛhaw me?" So wunim sɛ wɔ United States nkutoo no, sigaretnom a wɔnyɛ hwee no ma nnipa bɛboro 7,000 wuwu wɔ ahurututu mu kokoram ne komayare wuwu bɛboro 33,000 afe biara? Ɛno yɛ asɛm a anibere wom.

Wɔsan frɛ saa ``Wusiw a Ɛto so Abien`` yi sɛ:

• Sigaretnom a wɔnyɛ hwee
• Sigaretnom a ɛfa nneɛma a atwa yɛn ho ahyia ho
• Sigaretnom a wɔmpɛ

Sigaretnom a wɔnyɛ hwee yɛ asiane dɛn ankasa?

Susuw ho hwɛ, sɛ wɔhye tawa a, nnuru a epira pii , nea yɛfrɛ no `(wuduru),` fi adi. Sɛ woannom sigaret mpo a, sɛ wohome obi foforo wusiw a, awuduru yi nyinaa hyɛn wo nipadua mu. Titiriw wusiw a efi sigaret awiei ba tẽẽ, esiane sɛ wɔanhoro mu nti, ɛtɔ mmere bi a ebetumi apira kɛse asen wusiw a nea ɔnom sigaret no home no.

Wɔkyerɛ sɛ nnuru bɛboro 7,000 na ɛwɔ tawa wusiw mu. Wɔn mu bɛyɛ 69 yɛ nea ɛde kokoram ba, anaasɛ ``carcinogens'' . 250 foforo nso pira w’akwahosan tẽẽ.

Nnuru a ɛyɛ hu yi bi ne:

Sɛ wote saa nsɛm yi a, wubetumi asusuw sɛnea wusiw yi nye no ho.

So sigaret a wɔnom a wɔnyɛ hwee no nye sen sigaret a wɔnom?

Dabi, wuntumi nka saa. Sigaretnom tẽẽ ne nea epira akwahosan sen biara. Nanso, ɛno nkyerɛ sɛ sigaretnom a wɔnyɛ hwee nyɛ asiane. Akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ nnuru a ɛwɔ saa wusiw no mu no nya wɔn a wɔhome sigaretnom a wɔnyɛ hwee no nso so nkɛntɛnso. Ɛno nso yɛ nea asiane wom kɛse.

Nkɛntɛnso bɛn na sigaretnom a yɛnyɛ hwee nya wɔ yɛn so?

Nsunsuanso bɔne a efi sigaretnom a wɔmfa nyɛ hwee mu ba no yɛ asiane kɛse ma mpanyimfo ne mmofra nkumaa nyinaa. Wobetumi de akwahosan ho haw ahorow aba, efi ahurututu mu kokoram ne komayare ho asiane a ɛkɔ soro so kosi aso mu yare a ɛtaa ba so.

Nkɛntɛnso a sigaretnom a wɔnyɛ hwee nya wɔ mpanyimfo so

Sigaretnom a ɛnyɛ hwee pira wo nipadua wɔ akwan pii so. Mpanyimfo a wɔnom sigaret a wɔnyɛ hwee no betumi anya tebea horow te sɛ:

• Koma ne ntini mu yare: mogya mmorosoNneɛma te sɛ ntini mu yare, komayare , ne ɔyare a ɛma obi hwe ase.
• Ahurututu mu haw ahorow: Tebea horow te sɛ ahurututu mu yare a enni sabea (COPD) ne ayamtu.
• Kokoram ho asiane a ɛkɔ soro: titiriw ahurututu mu kokoram ne nufu mu kokoram.
• Awo mu akwahosan ho haw ahorow: Sigaretnom a wɔmfa nyɛ hwee bere a wɔyem no betumi ama nkokoaa a wɔn mu duru sua wɔ awo mu.

Nkɛntɛnso a sigaretnom a wɔnyɛ hwee nya wɔ mmofra nkumaa so

Esiane sɛ mmofra nkumaa ne nkokoaa nipadua da so ara nyin nti, ɔhaw a wusiw a wɔnom betumi ahyia no mu yɛ den titiriw. Ɛda adi sɛ wobehyia nea edidi so yi:

• Ɔhome mu haw te sɛ ɔfe a ɔtaa kɔ, ɔfe, ne ɔhome a ɛyɛ den.
• Aso mu yare a ɛtaa ba ne nea enni sabea.
• Akisikuru a ɛtaa ba na emu yɛ den kɛse.
• Ɔhome mu yare, sɛ nhwɛso no, ahurututu mu yare anaa ahurututu mu yare.
• Aniwa ne sẽ a ɛsɛe.
• Nkokoaa a Wowuwu Mpofirim (SIDS).
• Asiane a ɛkɔ soro sɛ obi benya amemene mu akisikuru ne ahurututu mu kokoram.

Esiane tebea horow a asiane wom yi nti, ade a eye sen biara a wubetumi ayɛ ama wo mma, w’abusua, ne w’adɔfo ne sɛ wubegyae sigaretnom. Bisa wo duruyɛfo no akwan a wobɛfa so anya mmoa.

Wusiw a wɔde di dwuma bere tenten ahe na ɛsɛe ade?

Bere dodow biara nni hɔ a "ahobammɔ wom" a ɛsɛ sɛ wode wo ho hyɛ wusiw a wɔde di dwuma mu. Ɔsɛe no betumi afi ase wɔ simma anum pɛ mu. Nhwehwɛmu ahorow ada no adi sɛ nneɛma a asɛe no betumi afi ase wɔ simma anum pɛ mu. Ɛkame ayɛ sɛ ɔhome ne ɔfe ho mmuae ba ntɛm ara.

• Simma 5 akyi: Wo mogya ntini no nyɛ nea ɛyɛ mmerɛw kɛse, te sɛ obi a ɔnom sigaret.
• Simma 20-30 akyi: Mogya fi ase twetwe, na srade a ɛwɔ mogya ntini mu no ma asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ obi benya komayare ne akisikuru no yɛ kɛse.
• Nnɔnhwerew abien akyi: Koma no ntumi nyɛ adwuma yiye (arrhythmia) betumi aba, na ɛde komayare anaa komayare foforo a emu yɛ den aba.

So woahu sɛnea asiane wom, bere tiaa bi mpo?

Wusiw a wɔde di dwuma no tra dan bi mu bere tenten ahe?

Wusiw a wɔde di dwuma no tumi tra dan bi mu nnɔnhwerew anum. Nokwarem no, wusiw yi tumi sian antweri so na ɛfa mframa a wɔde fa mu mpo mu. Eyi kyerɛ sɛ nnipa a wɔte adan a adan akɛse wom mu no betumi akɔ asiane mu a wonfi wɔn afie mpo.

Nea asiane wom kɛse mpo ne sɛ, tawa wusiw mu nneɛma nketenkete no betumi atra dan mu nneɛma, afasu, ne kapet so asram pii. Wɔfrɛ eyi wusiw a wɔde di dwuma a ɛto so abiɛsa . Eyi nso pira kɛse, titiriw ma mmofra nkumaa a wodi agoru wɔ fam no.

Hena na ɔwɔ asiane kɛse wɔ sigaretnom a wɔnyɛ hwee mu?

Obiara a ɔnom tawa no, sigaret a wɔde di dwuma no ka no, nanso akuw bi wɔ asiane kɛse mu:

• Nnipa a wɔyɛ ɔsom adwuma: Sɛ nhwɛso no, ɛyɛ den ma nnipa a wɔyɛ adwuma wɔ mmeae a nnipa pii wɔ a wɔma kwan ma wɔnom sigaret, te sɛ adidibea adwumayɛfo ne asanombea adwumayɛfo, sɛ wobenya wɔn ho.
• Nkokoaa, mmofra nkumaa, ne afieboa: Mmofra nkumaa ne mmoa ntumi npaw sɛ wobefi dan a wusiw ahyɛ mu ma mu. Sɛ obi de ne ho hyɛ mu mpɛn pii a, ɛma asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ obepira no yɛ kɛse.

Sɛ woanyinsɛn a, ɛho hia titiriw sɛ wuhu sɛ sigaret a wɔnom a ɛnyɛ hwee no ma mframa pa dodow a wo ba nya wɔ awotwaa mu no so tew. Eyi betumi ama akokoaa no koma bɔ kɛse na ama awo mu duru a ɛba fam anaasɛ awo no ntɛm.

So sigaretnom a wɔnyɛ hwee betumi de kokoram aba?

Yiw, wubetumi. Sɛnea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) kyerɛ no, sigaretnom a wɔmfa nyɛ hwee na ɛma nnipa bɛboro 7,300 wuwu afe biara wɔ ahurututu mu kokoram mu wɔ mpanyimfo a wɔnnom sigaret mu.

Yɛbɛyɛ dɛn atumi abɔ yɛn ho ban afi sigaretnom a yɛnyɛ hwee ho?

Ɔkwan a eye sen biara a wobɛfa so akwati sɛ wobɛda wo ho adi ne sɛ wobɛtwe wo ho afi mmeae a nkurɔfo nom sigaret ho. Ɛno kyerɛ sɛ yɛbɛkwati mmeae te sɛ kɔnsɛt adan ne mmeae a wɔma nkurɔfo kwan ma wɔnom sigaret.

Mfɛnsere a wobue anaasɛ mframa a wɔde yiyi mu a wɔde bedi dwuma no ntumi nyi wusiw a wɔde di dwuma no mfi hɔ koraa. Nanso, wobetumi aboa ma awuduru a ɛwɔ wusiw mu no bi so atew. Mfomso biara nni ho sɛ wobɛka akyerɛ obi sɛ ɔnnom sigaret wɔ wo fie anaa wo kar mu.

Nneɛma afoforo a wubetumi ayɛ de abɔ wo ho ban afi sigaretnom a ɛnyɛ hwee ho:

• Twe wo ho fi mmeae a wɔnom sigaret na tra anaa tra baabi a wusiw nni hɔ.
• Kɔ mmeae a wɔbara sigaretnom.
• Di kan ka kyerɛ ahɔho a wɔreba wo fie no sɛ wɔmma kwan mma wɔnnom sigaret wɔ fie hɔ.
• Mma akwantufo a wɔwɔ wo kar mu no nnom sigaret wɔ mu, sɛ mpo mfɛnsere abue a.

Nnipa dodow a wɔde tawa mu nneɛma di dwuma no so atew nkakrankakra wɔ mfe du du kakraa a atwam no mu. Nanso, nhwehwɛmu bi daa no adi sɛ wɔn a wɔnnom sigaret no mu 4 biara mu 1 da so ara ka sɛ wɔhome wusiw a wɔde adi dwuma. Kae sɛ, ɔkwan biako pɛ a wobɛfa so abɔ wo ho ban koraa ne sɛ wobɛtwe wo ho afi nnipa a wɔnom sigaret ho.

Dɛn ne wɔn a wɔde wɔn ho hyɛ wusiw a wɔde di dwuma mu no anim?

Wusiw a wɔde di dwuma daa a wode wo ho bɛhyɛ mu no betumi asɛe wo koma ne w’ahurututu. Ɔkwan a eye sen biara a wobɛfa so anya apɔwmuden ne sɛ wobɛkwati sigaret a wɔde di dwuma. Nea eye ne sɛ, seesei nkurow pii ne aman bi abara sigaretnom wɔ mmeae a nnipa pii wɔ, efisɛ nnipa a wohu asiane ahorow a ɛwom no adɔɔso. Bere a saa bara a wɔbarae yi ma asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ no so tew no, emfi hɔ koraa.

Bere bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ mekɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn?

Sɛ wotaa nom sigaret a, ɛbɛyɛ papa sɛ wobɛkɔ wo duruyɛfo nkyɛn. Wubetumi abisa no asiane a ɛwɔ sigaret a wɔde di dwuma mu ne akwan a wobɛfa so anya apɔwmuden ho asɛm. Sɛ woanya komayare anaa ɔhome mu haw esiane sigaret a wokɔ so nya nti a, wo ne wo duruyɛfo nkasa mfa akwan horow a wobɛfa so adi ho dwuma ho.

Ebia wo duruyɛfo betumi asa yare no ho sɛnkyerɛnne anaa tebea pɔtee bi a wusiw a wɔde di dwuma de ba no. Sɛ nhwɛso no, ebia wubehia nnuru a wɔde siw mogya mmoroso ano anaa nnuru a wɔde home de sa tebea horow te sɛ ayamtu anaa COPD.