Thursday, December 30, 2010
A SMOKER in Brunei would spend an average $2,920 a year on cigarettes after the price hike of tobacco on November 1.
Health
Promotion Centre Officer Pg Anuar Husaini Lt Col (R) Pg Hj Ramli said
the average smoker would spend nearly $3,000 and consume 7,300
cigarettes a year if they spend $8 on a cigarette pack each day.
During
a lecture on ‘‘The Habit of Smoking and How to Stop’’, yesterday, about
70 police officers were reminded to stop their smoking habits as it can
greatly affect their mental stability.
Pg Anuar
Husaini Lt Col (B) Pg Hj Ramli said that smoking not only affects a
person’s health, but also takes a toll on one’s ability to accomplish
work tasks.
He highlighted that the decrease of
oxygen and blood transfer to the brain as a result of smoking, stunted
nerves to the brain, and 2,920 reasons to quit smoking
It
costs a person $2,920 a year smoking a packet of cigarettes a day.:
Courtesy of Tobacco control unitprone to diseases lead to the eventual
disability to focus and concentrate while on duty, level of attention,
memory and understanding are reduced and unable to attend work.
He
added that smoking can reduce the level of commitment and motivation
for an individual to learn, which results in poor brain development,
thereby harming the way they work. Another common habit that was said to
be linked to the habit of smoking was ‘‘itchy fingers’’, where a person
has the need to touch something with their hands or fiddle their
fingers.
This was explained to be a habit of a
person used to having something in their hands such as a cigarette or
lighter and the reason people who tried to quit smoking often have a
difficult time.
The Health Promotion Centre
Officer further said that acetyldehyde, a significant constituent of
tobacco smoke, has the ability to one to look older as it eliminates
20mg of Vitamin C in their body.
He added that the
effects are more prominent in female smokers as they have softer skin
and reduces their Vitamin A, which affects the protection of their skin.
Pg
Anuar provided simple steps on how to quit smoking. Among the steps and
suggestions he provided were to set a specific date on when to quit, no
longer than six months; eliminating sources that may be related to
smoking such as lighters and ashtrays; as well as distracting one’s self
when tempted. About 70 Royal Brunei Police Force officers attended
yesterday’s talk which took place at the Berakas Police Station.
(Article taken from today's issue of The Brunei Times at http://www.bt.com.bn/frontpage/2010/12/30/2-920-reasons-quit-smoking)
