World no tobacco day is an annual event which is observed on may 31st.It aims to spread awareness about the harmful effects of tobacco on health.This year the theme of world no tobacco day is “Protecting youth from industry manipulation and preventing them from tobacco and nicotine use.”
History of world no tobacco day:
WHO(1948)passed a resolution in 1987 that announced 7th April ,1988 as ‘world no smoking day’.This was done to motivate people to prevent using tobacco for at least 24 hours.This is because to help those who are struggling to quite the use of tobacco.Next year,1988 WHO passed another resolution that observed may 31 st as the ‘World No Tobacco Day’.
Significance:-
According to the WHO 8 million people die each year for using tobacco.It’s because lung diseases including TB, COPD etc .Tobacco consumption leads to oral and lung cancers.Oral cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers in India.
How are tobacco manipulating youth?:-
1.Use of flavors like cherry,bubble gum and cotton sandy attractive to youth in tobacco and nicotine products .
2.Sleek designs and attractive products can also be easy to carry and deceptive.
3.Promotion of products as reduced harm to conventional cigarette in the absence of objective science substantiating these claims.
4.Sale of single stick cigarettes and nicotine products near schools makes it cheap and easy for school students to access these products.
5.Indirect marketing of tobacco products in movies,TV shows and online shows which provoke people to use these products .
It’s high time to awareness and should stop using tobacco:
Now its time to call to action that people stop using tobacco and nicotine.As we know smoking causes cancer this tagline should be spread drastically all over the world.It’s high time to ban tobacco actually.If people realize that using tobacco is the previous step of death only then they would stop using this product.And only the day observed 31 st may will really successful.
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