World Tobacco Day: One in three cops addicted to any form of tobacco in Mumbai, says Study
— By , Free Press Journal, May 31, 2018 07:44 am.
According
to the study conducted by the doctors of Government Dental College,
Mumbai, revealed one out of three policeman are addicted of consuming
...
Mumbai: According to
the study conducted by the doctors of Government Dental College, Mumbai,
revealed one out of three policeman are addicted of consuming tobacco
in any form. Looking at the statistics, the researchers on the eve of
World Tobacco Day, have appealed the state government to reduce tobacco
consumption in policemen to in turn prevent threats of oral cancer.
Dr Akshay Chaturmohta, who was the part
of the survey said due to long working hours policeman consume tobacco
so that they can be awake at night when they are on duty. The study was
published in ‘Advanced Human Biology’. “More than two thousand policemen
from Mumbai were surveyed for the study, which showed 34 per cent were
addicted to tobacco products, 12.3 per cent to smoking and 6.1 per cent
to pan apart from 20 per cent being addicted to alcohol consumption,”
added Dr Akshay.
The city-based psychiatrist said they
have counselled many police officers who wanted to quit tobacco-eating,
but most of the time they come late for counselling when they are too
addicted. “Despite people know consuming tobacco in any form can cause
cancer though they consume it. Once they are addicted it is hard for
them to leave for which policeman comes for counselling,” said Dr Sagar
Mundada, Pyschiatrist. According to data released by the Foundation for a
Smoke-Free World showed that nearly 50 per cent of people attempt quit
tobacco but they could not do it.
“Despite nearly seven of 10 smokers in
India being aware that smoking is dangerous,” added doctor. Dr
Bipeenchandra Bhamre, Cardio-Thoracic Surgeon at Sir H N Reliance
Foundation Hospital and Research Center said, “Smoking increases the
risk of developing cardiovascular diseases, which includes coronary
heart disease and stroke. Smokers are almost twice as likely to have a
heart attack compared with people who have never smoked.”
Source: http://www.freepressjournal.in/news/mumbai/page/2 (31/05/2018)
