シガールの喫煙と関連した健康リスク
F Baker1, S R Ainsworth, J T Dye
1Behavioral Research Center, American Cancer Society, 1599 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30329-4251, USA. fbaker@cancer.org
JAMA
|August 6, 2000
まとめ
喫煙率は増加しており,たばこから葉巻に切り替えても,ニコチン依存症のリスクは減らない. タバコの煙は毒素を多く含んでおり,タバコと同様に癌と死亡リスクを高めています.
科学分野:
- 公衆衛生は公衆衛生である.
- タバコの禁煙対策について
- がん研究 がん研究
背景:
- 大人と若者の間で,たばこ喫煙率が上昇しています.
- シガールの消費に伴う健康リスクに関する懸念.
研究 の 目的:
- シガールの喫煙による健康リスクに関する主な研究結果をまとめます.
- シガールの喫煙の影響に関する科学的理解に関するコンセンサスを達成する.
主な方法:
- 1998年6月にアメリカガン協会による会議を招集した.
- 最先端の科学報告書を提出し,120人の専門家との議論を促した.
- 葉巻喫煙のリスクに関する重要な結論に関するコンセンサスを達成しました.
主要な成果:
- シガールの喫煙率は,すべての年齢層で増加しています.
- タバコの使用は,タバコと比較して,ニコチン依存症のリスクを軽減しません.
- 煙草の消費と吸入が増加すると,死亡リスクは,たばこ喫煙と同等に上昇します.
- タバコの煙は室内の大気汚染の重要な源であり,高濃度の毒素や発癌物質を含んでいます.
- 喫煙は肺がんや上空消化管がんと因果的に関連している.
結論:
- シガールの喫煙は,中毒や癌を含む重大な健康リスクをもたらします.
- 喫煙に関連するリスクは,たばこ喫煙と同等であり,いくつかの点で,たばこ喫煙のリスクを上回ります.
- 公衆衛生戦略は,その既知の健康上の危険性のために,タバコの使用の増加傾向に対処する必要があります.
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