42.2% Of children exposed daily or occasionally to the smoke at home.

-14.2 per cent of students reported that at least one of the people that live smoke on a daily basis at home

Spain, January 2012.- El Forum autonomy of smoking that leads the Spanish society for Pneumology and thoracic surgery brought together expert pulmonologists of every autonomous scientific societies on 26 November to discuss the current situation of prevention and treatment of smoking in Spainreviewing the implications of the implementation of the current law on tobacco. Findings include that the law has been accepted by the majority of the population and compliance is high in all establishments catering without any serious economic damage to the sector. Respiratory health professionals consider that should continue in the same direction and that any easing of the law could now mean a step backwards.

They insist that health policies should promote assistance activities aimed at helping smokers to stop being so, because they have demonstrated an excellent relationship fundamental cost/benefit in times of crisis, although it is still early for analyzes the impact of the Health Act there is evidence that this protects the health of nonsmokers from air polluted by tobacco smoke. In this regard, the Coordinator of the Smoking Area of SEPAR, Dr. Carlos Jiménez, believes vital to maintain the popularising work about the harms of tobacco, the need to continue the campaigns of social awareness and promote smoking cessation policies given that the figures for prevalence of COPD and lung cancer are high and continue to grow ”.

one of the priority groups for SEPAR are children and young people receiving on the one hand the direct influence of the environment as a passive smoking and, on the other hand, are incorporated into look habit at very early ages, around the age of 13. By way of example, the tobacco prevention of SEPAR magazine published in its latest issue a study on exposure of children to the environmental tobacco smoke (FAT) held in Braga (Portugal) with children around in 9 years whose results do not differ from those obtained in other countries such as EnglandUnited States or Spain. The study shows that a significant number of children still exposed to smoke at home, despite evidence that environmental tobacco smoke is harmful to health at all stages of life, but especially in children.

Passive exposure to second-hand smoke tobacco in children is associated with a number of problems to your health as: cough, hoarseness, shortness of breath, increased risk of acute infections (bronchitis and pneumonia) and respiratory infections of repetition, such as induction and exacerbation of asthma, but also, tobacco at home is a risk factor so that the children are smoking later ” indicates Dr. Jiménez. The results of this Portuguese study reveal a 15.5% of the mothers and 37% of parents are daily smokers. In addition, 11.4 per cent of mothers and fathers was spread out with 25.8% under the smokes daily or occasionally at home. 14.2% Of the students reported that at least one of the people that live (father, mother, brother or other) smoke on a daily basis at home and 28% that makes them occasionally. Therefore, is estimated to be 42.2 per cent of pupils exposed daily or occasionally to environmental tobacco smoke. These data correspond to a 2006 study by the who and the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) that he interviewed adolescents between 13 and 15 years, from 132 countries, and estimated that 43.9 per cent of these adolescents are exposed to second-hand smoke at home smoking and 55.8 per cent in public spaces. Note the contrast between the reality of your environment and the views of children on tobacco and smoking Act which contains the study Portuguese.

98.3 Per cent of them believed that cigarettes are harmful to health, 95.5 per cent considered that annoying smokers to other persons and a 99% does not consider a nice attitude to smoking. Although only 1.7% of the students intend to smoke in the future, this shows that still has not won the battle to tobacco is the average age of respondents aged 9,14, very early to think about smoking. According to the Spanish society for Pneumology and thoracic surgery, children begin smoking at 13 and 14 do so regularly. According to Dr. Juan Ruiz Manzano, President of SEPAR, it is important to educate adults about the harm of tobacco and deter children from an early, since SEPAR consumption and the Forum regional tobacco always will be ready to support any initiative in this regard and we are at disposal of the new administration to continue to cooperate in the prevention and treatment of smoking ”.