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Cigarettes contain more than 400 chemicals that are harmful to health, one example is nicotine which is addictive and tar which is carcinogenic. Cigarettes have a negative impact on the respiratory system and specifically will cause the emergence of heart disease, hypotension, cancer, liver, and impotence. Each cigarette contains at least 10 milligrams of nicotine. Nicotine will enter the body and reside in the brain. These compounds are stimulants that can stimulate the central nervous system which causes a sense of calm when the user is experiencing stress. This study aims to know the relationship of vitamin C in reducing the stress level of active smokers in Medan This research was conducted in the Medan City Area, a purposive sampling method developed for 60 respondent. The dose of Vitamin C given is 100 mg x 2 / day. The stress level was measured by the HARS method on the seventh day by developing the Paired T Test. On the seventh day a very strong relationship was obtained with the correlation value between the two variables 0.941, a significant level of 0.000 (significant at the 0.01 level), t arithmetic (6.679) > t table (2.5669) showed significant, p value > 0.05 (95% confidence). Mean : 1.166667. Positive value indicates a tendency to decrease stress levels. The average decrease = 1.6667. Vitamin C giving is recommended in therapy to reduce stress levels for active smokers. |
