Do Doctors Smoke?

Li Ka Shing SG · 2005-10-05T18:47:41+00:00

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Li Ka Shing SG

Hi,

Do doctors smoke?

They are supposedly the most educated people in healthcare and they spend their time curing patients.

Are they less likely to smoke compared with other professionals, like, maybe lawyers or accountants?

And, are lung specialists (or whatever else related to it) much less likely to smoke?

Well u get my idea.

iveco SG

My camp MO was a heavy smoker.

ToffeeClub1929 SG

my camp MO was too

then always jio those medics go smoke with him

Very Happy

dragg SG

but most doctors dont smoke.

they need to maintain a clean healthy image.

ToffeeClub1929 SG

but some, just dun give a fark

Very Happy

dragg SG

those are probably menggudaifu.

renorenal SG

Their habit stem from young since teenage life due to peer pressure. The choice is theirs to choose of whether they want to become a chimney or not. I know of consultants who do smoke, but they limit their smoking to the minimum. Recent research showed that almost 60% of university student smokes, and if we were to look on medical school alone, considering only the medical students, the smoking students ranges from 3-5% (Sample study: 10,000)

Li Ka Shing SG

Well that’s good. That means the medical students are less likely to be smokers compared to, say, business students. That’s interesting. I was thinking about doctors but didn’t know even medical students are also less likely to smoke.

Othello_Red SG

hmm...work in a hospital?

renorenal SG

Yeah...

renorenal SG

Generally, there is another study for the whole of population.

If an individual does not smoke up till 25 years of age, the chances of him picking up a cigarette is less than 5%.

With age, the percentage will keep falling.

Media and tobacco advertisements mainly targets the young individuals age 10-18 because they are the most influential group of people to replace those who are dying from complications of smoking. That's why the TAK NAK campaign in Malaysia.

The first study is done in Malaysia, this study is done in the States if I am not wrong.

Li Ka Shing SG

And then…...would a lung specialist be less likely to smoke compared with, say, a urologist or a dentist or others? Hehe I think it should?

Othello_Red SG

as?....

renorenal SG

Junior House Officer

renorenal SG

Here is a sample study from Pakistan

You can find more by typing in keywords of smoking, incidence, prevalence, doctors, physicians, medical students in PubMed.com

Smoking habits amongst house physicians working at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center, Karachi, Pakistan.

Piryani RM, Rizvi N.

Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center, Karachi, Pakistan. [email protected]

The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of smoking among house physicians working at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center, Karachi, Pakistan. Sixty-four (32%) of the 200 house physicians were smokers; 50% (36) had started smoking in their twenties and 44% (2 Cool in their teens. Seventy-five per cent (4 Cool of the smokers were influenced by friends, 20% (13) by cigarette commercials and the remainder by their parents. Ninety-five per cent (61) smoked during duty hours. The frequency of smoking among young doctors was higher than the overall prevalence of smoking in Pakistan.

PMID: 14959980 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

This study shows that there is a difference in smoking prevalence and incidence amongst healthcare personnel in different countries...

stellazio SG

confirm got la.. Laughing

FireIce SG

used to smoke with my frens (students) from med fac...
not sure if they kicked the habit after they become docs.....

i know of one gynae tt smokes
and cheong too

renorenal SG

I doubt there is a study done amongst respirologist and other specialists in terms of incidence and prevalence of smokers. Sorry, cannot help you there.

renorenal SG

Not only smoking, there are alcoholics as well.

Not to say the least, I know of some of my friends who studied in India who even take ketamine and marijuana (cannabis) to stay awake during their medical student's life.

Some were caught and kicked out, while some survived to tell the tale.

kaobeikaobu SG

i also see friends, who are medical students, do nt see doctors easily when they fall sick, unless it’s really bad. That’s one way to build up their immune systems rather than relying too much on medicine. I feel quite unhealthy when i see their lifestyles._“