Side effects of PAN MASALA

Most of my friends are addicted to this evil habit,chewing PanMasala. And I know most of them are well known about the side effects of this, again they are….I don’t know why, and these days I can find out ,more new comers are joining this team.The increase in use of tobacco products such as pan masala among teenagers is alarming Teenagers start using tobacco products mainly for fun and `recognition.' Then they become addicts.
Nearly a third of all cancers can be attributed to use of pan masala. India has one of the highest rates of oral cancer in the world. These rates are steadily increasing and oral cancer is detected more frequently among the youth.
The problems caused by consumption of pan masala are manifold. These include loss of ability to communicate and poor functioning of the nervous system. Lifelong addiction is another problem. The acute and chronic oral toxicity of pan masala (betel quid without betel leaf) was assessed in gavage studies in rats. Clinical parameters (liver and serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase, glutamic-pyruvic transaminase and alkaline phosphatase) and organ weights were measured. The results indicate that chronic feeding of pan masala impaired liver function, as indicated by changes in enzyme activity, and decreased relative weights of the gonads and brain
The habit of chewing pan masala not only poses a serious health hazard for the individual, but it poses a problem to society at large. Public places defaced with the red spittle are something we should be ashamed of.
Strict laws are necessary to arrest the growth of pan masala culture among the youth. Mere statutory warning is not enough. The warning `selling tobacco products to those below 18 is punishable' is displayed at shops. These, however, serve as indirect advertisement that pan masala is available there. So The Government should enact new laws to regulate companies that promote the sale of pan masalas. It can also ban such products as they pose a threat to the lives of people.