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to warn! Second-hand and third-hand cigarette smoke surrounds Thai children, 23.7% of them still smoke at home, the doctor pointed out, “nicotine” is dangerous, affects genetic changes inherited from generation to generation addiction cycle ThaiHealth ups the “Come home for the new year” trend. Smokeless” opens the heart of ten-year-old children. Asking the father to quit smoking successfully is the most satisfying gift. after breathing at home

Ms. Rungarun Limlahaphan, Director of Major Risk Factor Control Support Office, ThaiHealth, spoke at the forum on 19 December at the Grand Fortune Ratchada Hotel. “Come home for the new year. “Smokeless” that a 2019 World Health Organization survey found that worldwide, 65,000 children die before age 5 from lower respiratory tract infections caused by exposure to secondhand smoke. While the National Statistics Bureau survey results in 2021, 23.7% of Thai people aged 15 and over who still smoke at home, 67.5% of them, are in the habit of smoking at home every day out of 10 families with children under 5. There are 5 families with smokers, of which 3 families smoke at home.

ThaiHealth encourages smoke-free homes. Because it reduces the risk of exposure to secondhand smoke, thirdhand smoke helps smoking household members successfully reduce and quit smoking. Protects young people from experimentation with smoking. because it will be a model for health lovers, so the next new year Invite smokers to pledge to quit smoking as a gift instead of taking care of themselves and their families. You can call for a free consultation at the 1600 quit smoking hotline,” Ms. Roong Aroon said.

Ms. Anyamanee Boonshie, ThaiHealth Volunteer project manager, who said young children have the potential to be a direct risk group from dangers of smoking due to lower immunity than adults. The causes when you get toxins from second hand cigarettes is cigarette smoke and third hand cigarettes are cigarette ash will affect health more than adults As these children spend 85% of their daily life in the house and in the car , the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that prevention of smoking and alcohol consumption should start in childhood, when they are unaware of or have this habit before. for children to deal with the dangers of smoking through 5 strategies: 1. Theater creates awareness of the dangers 2. Diagnosing the risk group through theater games 3. Personal stress management activities instead of using cigarettes 4. Creative activities of self-care and 5. Idol-making activities for children Be a voice for parents to think about the effects of smoking on their families. with a teacher as a connector

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Suriyadew Tripati, Director of Moral Center, said people who get second hand cigarettes The nicotine in cigarettes gets into blood even if you are not a smoker. as well as the fetus Nicotine can easily enter the bloodstream of a child. Medical information indicates that Nicotine affects predisposition genes in the mother’s sex glands. when married they have children Children will have a gene that predisposes them to addiction. easy to become addicted Like diabetes, predisposition genes are passed down from generation to generation. and there are even more risks when you are in an environment where you are addicted to nicotine

Ms Thanicha Limpanich, director of the Parents’ Advancement Institute for Society, said from her experience working in a smoke-free household. creating knowledge about the dangers of smoking and the impact it will occur on family members 208 participants found that there was a change in smoking behaviour, i.e. 171 people did not smoke in and around the house, 135 of them succeeded to reduce the amount of smoking and 24 people were able to quit smoking. One of the reasons for wanting to quit smoking is I want you to be proud and aware of the impact on family members

Miss Panjarat Kulma o Organ, 10, said her father had given up smoking more than three years ago while her father still smoked. Go out and smoke outside or in front of the house several times a day. Because the mother does not allow smoking in the house because the mother has an allergy to SLE and herself has asthma symptoms. When they smell or touch cigarettes, they cough and itch. When Dad finishes smoking, he comes home with the smell of cigarettes on his clothes or sofa. What everyone receives is the health of the people in the house. causing dizziness and allergies all the time

“The Turning Point That Made My Dad Quit Smoking That is, I went to ask him to ask his dad to quit smoking. for your and your mother’s health. I don’t want my father to get cancer. So the father decided to quit smoking. It took me about 3 months to battle with myself, gradually losing weight until I successfully quit. Make our homes without the smell of cigarettes. Dad doesn’t smell bad. no bad breath no body odor The father’s health began to improve. And enough arguing about the smell of cigarettes,” Dr. Panjarat said.