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What is World No Tobacco Day? Agendas for Year 2014 Key Facts on Tobacco Consumption Why Do People Smoke? Second Hand Smoking What Goes inside a Cigarette? Smokeless Tobacco How Can the Government Help? How can you Help Yourself? Every year, on 31 May, WHO and partners mark World No Tobacco Day, highlighting the health risks associated with tobacco use and advocating for effective policies to reduce tobacco consumption. Tobacco kills nearly 6 million people each year, of which more than 600 000 are non-smokers dying from breathing second-hand smoke Smoking is very addictive because tobacco contains a powerful drug called nicotine Cigarettes are deliberately designed to give you a fast nicotine hit Nicotine is a stimulant that increases your heart rate and affects many different parts of your brain and body. Smokers get a high because nicotine triggers the release of dopamine in the brain - a chemical linked to feelings of pleasure. It takes just 10 seconds for the drug to reach your brain from inhaled cigarette smoke Second-hand smoke is the smoke that fills restaurants, offices or other enclosed spaces when people burn tobacco products such as cigarettes, bidis and water pipes There are more than 4000 chemicals in tobacco smoke, of which at least 250 are known to be harmful and more than 50 are known to cause cancer How can the Government Help? Ban of Ads that promote tobacco branding and selling. Monitor tobacco use and prevention policies Protect people from tobacco use Offer help to quit tobacco use Warn about the dangers of tobacco Raise taxes on tobacco Smokeless Tobacco These consist of a mixture of betel nut (or areca nut), slaked lime and various herbs and spices, wrapped in a betel leaf. Betel nut itself can cause cancer, so chewing betel quids can cause mouth cancer even if no tobacco is added Quit Smoking Today Stop smoking groups - In the sessions you can find out more about ways to give up and share tips and experiences with others. They are run by Health Professionals One to one counselling - In many areas individual counselling is available to help you give upTRANSCRIPT
World No Tobacco Day 2014o What is World No Tobacco Day?o Agendas for Year 2014o Key Facts on Tobacco Consumptiono Why Do People Smoke?o Second Hand Smokingo What Goes inside a Cigarette?o Smokeless Tobaccoo How Can the Government Help?o How can you Help Yourself?
What is World No Tobacco Day?
• Every year, on 31 May, WHO and partners mark World No Tobacco Day, highlighting the health risks associated with tobacco use and advocating for effective policies to reduce tobacco consumption.
• Tobacco kills nearly 6 million people each year, of which more than 600 000 are non-smokers dying from breathing second-hand smoke
World No Tobacco 2014
• Agenda for this Year - Raise taxes on tobacco• WHO and partners call on countries to raise taxes
on tobacco. • Countries should implement tax and price policies
on tobacco products as a way to reduce tobacco consumption.
• Research shows that higher taxes are especially effective in reducing tobacco use among lower-income groups and in preventing young people from starting to smoke
Nearly 6 million people die from tobacco-related illness each year
Tobacco kills up to half of its users
Only 8% of the world’s population live in countries with sufficiently high tobacco taxes
Nearly 80% of the world's one billion smokers live in low- and middle-income countries
Key Facts on Tobacco Consumption
Why Do People Smoke?Smoking is very addictive because tobacco contains a
powerful drug called nicotine
Cigarettes are deliberately designed to give you a fast nicotine hit
Nicotine is a stimulant that increases your heart rate and affects many different parts of your brain and body. Smokers get a high because nicotine triggers the release of dopamine in the brain - a chemical linked to feelings of pleasure.
It takes just 10 seconds for the drug to reach your brain from inhaled cigarette smoke
Second Hand Smoke Kills Tooo Second-hand smoke is the
smoke that fills restaurants, offices or other enclosed spaces when people burn tobacco products such as cigarettes, bidis and water pipes
o There are more than 4000 chemicals in tobacco smoke, of which at least 250 are known to be harmful and more than 50 are known to cause cancer
Over 40% of children have at least one smoking parent.
What goes inside a Cigarette?
Tar
Toluene
Hydrogen Sulphide
Sulphur Dioxide
Hydrogen Cyanide
Carbon Monoxide
NitrogenOxide Ammonia
Chromium
ArsenicCadmium
Formal-dehyde
Benzene
How can the Government Help?
• Ban of Ads that promote tobacco branding and selling.
• Monitor tobacco use and prevention policies
• Protect people from tobacco use• Offer help to quit tobacco use• Warn about the dangers of tobacco• Raise taxes on tobacco
Smokeless Tobacco
• These consist of a mixture of betel nut (or areca nut), slaked lime and various herbs and spices, wrapped in a betel leaf.
• Betel nut itself can cause cancer, so chewing betel quids can cause mouth cancer even if no tobacco is added.
Quit Smoking Today
• Stop smoking groups - In the sessions you can find out more about ways to give up and share tips and experiences with others. They are run by Health Professionals
• One to one counselling - In many areas individual counselling is available to help you give up