Anti Tobacco Prog

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Resource Development Centre

ANTI-TOBACCO PROGRAMMES

Sponsored by: Directorate of Health Services

Govt. of NCT of Delhi

Organized by: Resource Development Centre


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What is TOBACCO ?

Tobacco is "Dried Leaves of TobaccoPlants"

Paan Masala, Gutkha and Khaini

Cigarette Bidi


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Tobacco in India

India is the third largest producer andconsumer of tobacco in the world.

43% of rural and 28% of urban Indian malesaged 10 years and above consume tobacco andtobacco-containing products.

11% of rural and 5% of urban Indian femalesaged 10 years and above used tobacco andtobacco-containing products.


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According to the Indian Council for Medical

Research (ICMR) there are 200 million active

tobacco users in India.

Tobacco kills 800,000 people and 12 million become

ill every year in India due to its consumption.

The proportion of all deaths in India attributable to

tobacco is set to rise substantially, from 1.4% in 1990

to 13.3% by 2020, according to a WHO study.

Out of 100 teenage smokers in India today, 50 out of

them will eventually die of tobacco- related disease.


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A third of all smoking-related deaths are aresult of vascular/heart disease

Tobacco-related cancers (TRC) constitute

about half of the total cancers among men

and about one-fifth of total cancers among

women.

Smoking causes a quarter of deaths, from

any cause, in middle-age


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Tobacco Consumption Pattern

3. Remaining 40 per cent chew tobacco and tobacco

containing products such as Paan Masala, Gutkha and Khaini.

1. 20 per cent tobacco-users consume cigarettes.

2. 40 per cent smoke bidis.


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Vulnerability of the Children

AIIMS studied the smoking behavior of

more than 4500 children, ages 11 to 14

years, in Delhi's 30 schools; nearly 8.5%

children experimented with smoking.The study noted that the mean age for

intervention is 12 years.


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Hazards of Tobacco

1. Chronic bronchitis

2. Emphysema

3. Cardiovascular disease


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4. Lung and other cancers

5. Tuberculosis

6. Increases the risk ofheart stroke


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8. Babies born with lower birth weight fromhabitual smoker parent (s).

7. Increasing vulnerability of sexual andreproductive health

10. Blood pressure, exacerbatesasthma and causes impotence,infertility

9. Kidney and liver diseases.


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CANCER

1. Cancer of lung, esophagus, tongue, oral cavity,larynx, pharynx and urinary bladder.

2. The rising oral cancer rates in India are among

the highest in the world, and 90% of these can beattributed to tobacco use.

3. National cancer burden has been estimated atbetween 700,000 to 900,000 new cases every year.


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4. Proportion of Tobacco-related cancers

(TRCs) varies from 35 to 50 per cent ofall cancers in males; and up to 17 per

cent of all cancers among females.

5. Oral cavity and esophagus cancers togetheraccount for 80 per cent of all TRCs.


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TUBERCULOSIS

Comparative risk of deathsfrom TB, for smokers andnon-smokers, at 12% and 3%respectively in rural India; 8%and 2% respectively in urbanIndia

Indian smokers are four timesmore likely to contract TBthan non-smokers and fourtimes more likely to die fromthe disease

Smoking causes half the maleTB deaths in India


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Steps to quit-tobacco

1. Deep Breathing2. Drink lots of water and fluids3. Stay away from alcohol, sugar and coffee and

avoid fatty foods4. After dinner, instead of a cigarette, treat

yourself to a cup of mint tea or a peppermintcandy


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5. Go to a gym and jog around the block or parkfor to change your normal routine.

6. Ask friends and family members not to smokein your presence.

7. On your quit day, hide all ashtrays and destroyall your cigarettes.

8. Write down ten good and bad things about beinga nonsmoker and smoker.


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