issue-of-smoking

ISSUESOFSMOKINGThemaincomponentofcigarettesis:Nicotine(尼古丁）Tar（焦油）Carbonmonoxide（一氧化碳）TheharmofsmokingAcigarettes=ReducesixminutesoflifeSmokerversusnon-smokergetcancerrateis10:1Ifyousmoke20cigaretteseveryday,yougetcancerratewillincrease17times.Whenyousmokeintheenjoymentofpleasureandrelaxationtoyourtime,notknowingofdeathhasbeenquietlycomingtoyourside.Smokingnotonlydangeroustothesmoker’shealth,butalsocontaminatetheenvironment.AboutASHActiononSmokingandHealth,foundedin1967,isthenation'sfirst,oldest,andlargestantismokingorganization,andtheonlyonewhichregularlytakeshard-hittinglegalandotheractionstofightsmokingandtoprotecttherightsofnonsmokers.Inpictures:smokingwarningsWorldNo-TobaccoDayInternationalChildren'sDayPleasegiveupsmoking,Fortomorrow…….Chinahasmorethan300millionsmokersonthemainland,statisticsfromtheWorldHealthOrganizationshow,andnearly1.2millionChinesepeoplediefromsmoking-relateddiseaseseachyear-makingupone-fifthoftheworldtotal.Beijing-AsmokingbanatallindoorpublicvenuesontheChinesemainlandwilltakeeffectonMay1,theMinistryofHealthsaid,thoughspecificpenaltiesorresponsibilitiesforenforcementhavenotbeenset.theministryhadorderedapartfromhospitals,hotels,restaurants,barsandpublictransportationonthemainlandtobansmokingindoors.AccordingtoJiangYuan,deputydirectoroftheNationalOfficeofTobaccoControl.