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World No Tobacco Day: Why is this International Day celebrated?

New delhi date. 31 May 2020, Sunday

Most likely you have seen a message before the movie starts or on television for a short period of time - 'Smoking is harmful to health.' Messages banning tobacco are often seen through posters, banners and audio-visual media. To promote this awareness campaign, May 31 is celebrated around the world as 'No Tobacco Day'. On this day, people are made aware of the dangers of tobacco use. People are informed about how deadly tobacco can be for us.

Every year the theme of 'World No Tobacco Day' is decided

World No Tobacco Day is celebrated every year on a theme. Each time a theme is determined. This year the theme of Tobacco Prohibition Day is 'Protecting youth from industry manipulation and preventing them from using tobacco and nicotine'.

History of World No Tobacco Day

World No Tobacco Day was first observed by the World Health Organization in 1987. In fact, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared it an epidemic in 1987, with an unexpected increase in deaths due to tobacco-related diseases.

May 31 is World No Tobacco Day

World No Tobacco Day was first observed by the World Health Organization on April 7, 1988, the anniversary of its founding. A date was then set for this day and now World No Tobacco Day is celebrated on 31st May every year.

Disadvantages of tobacco use:

- Tobacco consumption causes bad breath.

- Tobacco consumption causes bad teeth.

- Tobacco consumption reduces the brightness of the eyes.

- Tobacco consumption causes a lot of damage to the lungs.

- Tobacco use increases the risk of heart attack.

- Tobacco use causes serious diseases such as lung and oral cancer, which can be fatal.

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