This day was started by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 1987. Tobacco use is very injurious to health. Intoxication of tobacco, cigarette causes heavy damage to the lungs. In view of the continuous and rapid increase in the number of deaths due to tobacco use, the World Health Organization (WHO) started celebrating World No Tobacco Day in the year 1987. Although this day was celebrated for the first time on 7 April 1988, a resolution was passed on 31 May 1988 and since then this day has been celebrated every year on 31 May.
What do the figures say?
Indirectly kids are also suffering from this, as the number of women smokers is also rising. If we consider the data produced by the Global Adult Tobacco Survey, 2009-10, about 35 percent of Indians use tobacco in some form or the other, out of which 47 percent are men and 20.2% are women, which is a serious issue and generating impact on kids as well.
What does the World health Organisation(WHO) want to convey ?
Objective of World No Tobacco Day:Objective of No -Tobacco-Day:
The purpose of World No Tobacco Day is to make people aware about the harm caused by smoking. Because smoking causes cancer to consume these things, which can make you vulnerable to many serious diseases. World No Tobacco Day is celebrated across the country on 31st May every year. On this day people are made aware about the harmful effects of tobacco consumption. Intoxication of tobacco, cigarette causes heavy damage to the lungs.
Even after numerous warnings and awareness programs people continue to consume these things, which can make you vulnerable to many serious diseases as follows:
Women smokers are rising in tobacco consumption:
Lung cancer, heart attack, respiratory disease, reproductive disorders, pneumonia, menstrual problems are more in women due to tobacco consumption. About 35 percent of Indians use tobacco in some way or the other. Of these, 47 percent are men and 20.2% are women.
Rapid growth of e-cigarette products:
Over the last decade, e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products have become increasingly popular in many countries, including, worryingly, among youth and non-smokers. There has been rapid growth across the spectrum of e-cigarette products, which include disposables, devices with replaceable cartridges, and user-modifiable “open” or “tank” systems.
Respiratory system is affected by promoting blood pressure:
Nicotine from tobacco also increases blood pressure. When you smoke, its smoke affects the entire respiratory system. It increases the chances of getting cancer of the mouth, eyes, ears and lungs.
Related health Issues:
This includes diseases like lung cancer, liver cancer, oral cancer, colon cancer, uterine cancer, erectile dysfunction and heart disease, lung cancer, heart attack, respiratory disease, reproductive disorders, pneumonia, menstrual problems are more in women due to tobacco consumption.
What reports exhibit?
According to a report, the abortion rate among women who use tobacco is about 15 percent higher than normal women. Lung cancer, heart attack, respiratory disease, reproductive disorders, pneumonia, menstrual problems are more in women due to tobacco consumption.
By devolving following attires on daily basis, we can reduce the harmful impact of tobacco on our health:
- Engaging in positive activities:
Staying busy is very important to avoid smoking addiction. So, you start your day with breakfast, workout, meditation and work, so that the urge to smoke can be avoided.
- Adopt the proposed breathing exercises in yoga:
By adopting the proposed breathing exercises in yoga, can prove to be a great saviour and a beneficial step towards good health.
- Consumption of Mulethi/liquorice:
Mulethi has anti-viral, anti-inflammatory & anti-bacterial properties, which can treat respiratory disorders, and tobacco ponds to a great extent
- Eat salad or fennel:
There is often an urge to chew something in the mouth when trying to quit smoking. In such a situation, you can keep a bowl of salad with you. You can also eat chewing gum to avoid the urge to smoke.
- Cardamom can be significant:
Chewing on cardamom or fennel also helps in fighting the urge to smoke.
- Consume products made from honey:
If you also want to quit the habit of smoking, then you can also use honey. It contains vitamins, enzymes and proteins, which can help you quit smoking.
- Consuming Celery can be beneficial:
If you keep carom seeds in your mouth, then you will gradually get used to it. In such a situation, whenever you feel like smoking, then keep celery in your mouth and chew the middle of it, you will see the benefits soon.
- Use of fruits containing Vitamin-C can provide benefit:
Start eating fruits rich in vitamin C. You can get rid of the habit of tobacco by eating orange, lemon, amla and guava and apple etc. Vitamin C also detoxifies the body from nicotine and reduces its cravings.
According to an article in Reuters:
Globally, there are 1.1 billion smokers and 200 million more people who use other tobacco products, the report from Vital Strategies and the Tobacconomics team at the University of Illinois at Chicago found.That represented a decline in smoking rates from 22.6 percent of people in 2007 to 19.6 per cent in 2019, they said, the first since the report began in 2002.