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