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Smoking Facts
Department of Health and Community Services (Government of Newfoundland and Labrador) 1). In 1999, Newfoundland and Labrador had the highest mortality rate of AMI and stroke in the Atlantic Provinces. Acute Myocardial infraction (AMI), often called a heart attack and a stroke are among the leading causes of both sickness and death in Canada. Modifiable risk factors for AMI and stroke include high cholesterol, high blood pressure, smoking, obesity, physical inactivity and stress. 2). Low birth weight among infants are at greater risk of dying during their first year of life and if they survive, they are at a greater risk of having health conditions. Risk factors for low birth weight include smoking alcohol and substance abuse, poor nutrition, stress and multiple births. 3). Tobacco smoke is the predominant cause of lung cancer, with second hand smoke being the number one risk factor for lung cancer among non-smokers. 4). In Canada, 37,000 people die prematurely each year due to tobacco use and at least 800 non-smokers die every year from exposure to second-hand smoke.
Other Sources 1). The ingredients in cigarette smoke: 4000 known toxins, including 50 substances known to cause cancer. Every puff exposes your cells and tissues to such chemicals and poisons as arsenic, acetone, ammonia, carbon monoxide, cyanide, mercury, nicotine and lead. 2). Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in Canada 3). 45,000 Canadians die from smoking each year: 7,600 from cardiovascular deaths:17,700 from various forms of cancer and 9,500 from various lung diseases. 4) Smokers have a life expectancy that is on average, 15 years shorter than non-smokers. 5). Second-hand smoke kills 5,700 to 7,900 Canadian non-smokers (including children and infants) each year. Smoking increases the already high health risks associated with diabetes: - Heart attack or stroke: smoking reduces the amount of oxygen available for tissues. This can lead to heart attacks and strokes. People with diabetes who smoke are three times more likely to die of heart attacks or strokes than people with diabetes who do not smoke. - Blood glucose: smoking raises blood glucose - Blood pressure: smoking raises blood pressure - Cholesterol: smoking increases some types of cholesterol in blood, increasing the risk of heart attack and stroke. - Infections: smoking damages blood vessels, making it harder for the body to heal. This increases the risk of infections and amputations. - Kidney and nerve disease: smoking further increases the risk of these two serious complications of diabetes. - Erectile dysfunction: smoking can cause problems associated with getting and maintaining an erection.
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