World Smoking Day was established in 1987 by the World Health Organization (WHO) and is celebrated annually on May 31. WHO established it not just like that, but in order to draw people's attention to such an acute social problem as smoking and to familiarize them with all the terrible consequences of tobacco dependence. This is the first epidemic in history that can be prevented, and healthcare is actively struggling to ensure that such a huge problem disappears once and for all.
According to WHO, approximately 25 diseases develop or worsen from this addiction, and every tenth person in the world dies from it. On the day of the fight against smoking, people are trying in a variety of ways to convey the necessary information that this is not just a bad, but a deadly habit.
The number of lung cancer diseases is growing steadily, and the smoker's likelihood of this disease is 20 times higher. Do not forget about angina pectoris, gastric ulcer, coronary heart disease, brain diseases, which in most cases are associated specifically with smoking. But aren’t yellow fingers and teeth, gray complexion and even the smell of tobacco from a person disgusting?
On the day of the fight against smoking, many actions are carried out using
m visual materials, at the sight of which the desire to smoke should disappear in any sane person. Many actions are held to explain the
consequences of smoking for women and girls, which set a terrible example to children or harm their body, which will affect the health of future children.
Those people who do not smoke and believe that the anti-smoking day has nothing to do with them are deeply mistaken. But what about passive smoking, which is no less harmful than active? A non-smoking person daily inhales tobacco smoke while in public places, walking past a smoking company, walking in a park and even being in his own house. And secondhand smoke can also lead to fatal diseases. Know, participating in the fight against this addiction, non-smokers not only help smokers cope with this problem, but also take care of their health.
You can not remain indifferent to teenage smoking. Smoking Day is a great opportunity to help children who are already on the wrong track redefine their goals and priorities in life. Parents who smoke in the presence of their child force them to establish themselves in the erroneous opinion that the smoker looks more solid, it is easier for him to attract attention or to establish himself in the company. This is not true, but the child for whom the parents are a model of behavior does not know about it.
Today it is strictly forbidden to sell tobacco products to underage children. But do not be fooled into thinking that the child will not find a way to buy cigarettes.
Try to spend a day without tobacco with those who need help and support, who want to get rid of terrible addiction and enjoy life without cigarettes.