According to local media, Ardi Rizal, a 16 -year -old boy from Sumatra, Indonesia, shocked the world because of the smoking habit in 2010. Ardi Rizal, at that time, was only 2 years old, extremely addicted to tobacco addiction.He smoked up to 40 cigarettes a day.He addicted to to cigarettes worse than many adults, even he was called by the name "The Indonesian ashtray".
Ardi Rizal drank three bottles of condensed milk every day, causing the boy to be obese compared to the children of the same age.Ardi Rizal's mother, Diana, revealed in an interview that Ardi Rizal's cigarettes began when he was 18 months old and he learned how to smoke from his father.Diana also tried to stop but when the cigarettes were taken away, Ardi Rizal would lose his temper and even crazy behaviors such as hitting his head on the wall to get cigarettes.
"The boy is crazy and will hurt himself without smoking."
When Ardi Rizal grew up, Diana wanted to help his son quit smoking as soon as possible, so he went to the help from local authorities and experts.Ardi Rizal was interviewed by CNN in 2017 and revealed its first phase of quitting smoking:
"It's hard for me to give up. If I don't smoke, my mouth will have a sour taste and my mind will be stunned."
Fortunately, the boy successfully quit drug with the help of a reputable local children's psychologist.At that time, the expert was distracted with Ardi Rizal's attention by playing, running, climbing ... and slowly reducing the smoking amount that the boy smoked every day.
In addition, he also controlled the diet, added fruits and vegetables to the diet, while reducing the consumption of milk products with high sugar and high fats such as condensed milk, weight gradually returning.Healthy level.
Up to now, when he was interviewed, Ardi Rizal, 16, said he had successfully quit smoking, achieved high scores at school and hoped to become a doctor in the future.However, there is also information that because of family issues, Ardi Rizal has dropped out of school and is currently selling vegetables at the vegetable market.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), as of 2018, 63% of adult men in Indonesia have a habit of smoking;Smoking rate among teenagers from 10 to 18 years old is up to 10%.
How to be harmful to cigarettes?
According to WHO report, cigarettes kill more than 8 million people globally each year.Of which more than 7 million people died from the use of cigarettes directly and about 1.2 million people died even without smoking but exposed to smoke passively.
According to Vinmec International Hospital, smoking can cause cancer with all organs in your body: lungs, bladder, blood, cervix, colon, esophagus, kidney, throat, liver, pancreas, stomachthick.
It also causes: cardiovascular disease, stroke, lung disease such as emphysema and bronchitis.
Smokers have many risks: tuberculosis;have colds and flu;yellow teeth, gum disease (gums) and tooth decay;develop many wrinkles;have osteoporosis;difficult to conceive;have cataracts;helpless illness;Diabetes.
Source and photo: Skyrost