{"id":20267,"date":"2024-06-06T17:32:15","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T17:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=20267"},"modified":"2024-06-06T17:32:29","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T17:32:29","slug":"world-no-tobacco-day-highlights-health-risks-urges-smoking-cessation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/world-no-tobacco-day-highlights-health-risks-urges-smoking-cessation\/","title":{"rendered":"World No-Tobacco Day Highlights Health Risks, Urges Smoking Cessation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Fabiana Mcklmon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>World No-Tobacco Day, observed annually on May 31, serves as a reminder of the harmful effects of tobacco use and aims to raise awareness about its various forms of consumption. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the Health Matters program, Dr. Waleema Bacchus-Ali, a specialist in respiratory medicine at the Georgetown Public Hospital, shed light on the detrimental consequences of tobacco addiction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Bacchus-Ali emphasized the adverse effects of tobacco on oral health, including tooth staining, gum disease, and the development of oral cancers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, inhaling tobacco smoke can lead to heart diseases, strokes, and lung cancer, highlighting the extensive damage caused by this addiction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For individuals considering quitting smoking, Dr. Bacchus-Ali provided encouraging news. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Quitting smoking can lead to significant health improvements, such as normalization of heart rate and blood pressure within weeks to months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While certain damages to vital organs like the heart and lungs may be irreversible, quitting smoking can prevent further deterioration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Support options for smoking cessation are available, particularly in Region 4, where individuals can access counseling, mental health support, and nicotine replacement treatments at the Georgetown Public Hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>World No-Tobacco Day serves as a crucial reminder of the importance of quitting smoking and the need to raise awareness about the health risks associated with tobacco use. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through education and support services, individuals can take proactive steps towards improving their health and well-being.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fabiana Mcklmon World No-Tobacco Day, observed annually on May 31, serves as a reminder of the harmful effects of tobacco use and aims to raise awareness about its various forms&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20268,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20267"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20267\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20269,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20267\/revisions\/20269"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}