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Some startling facts about smoking

Some Startling Facts...
  • Most smokers smoked their first cigarette before the age of 18 years.
  • There are 250 million smokers in India.
  • The government spends over Rs. 13500 crores on tobacco related diseases, whereas it earns less than half the amount through revenue on cigarettes.
  • Smoking is the second major cause of death worldwide.
"Cigarette smoking is injurious to health"
says the statutory warning ! It should say "Stop Smoking" !

The World No-Tobacco Day draws attention to the seriousness of the impact of tobacco on health.This year's theme is "Smoking Cessation". Indeed a critical step toward improving world health ! This can reduce the current health risks faced by smokers, and save the youth from premature death due to smoking .

If you are a smoker, quit ! If you are a not a smoker, get people to quit! Talk to a friend, your spouse, a smoker! It's important to motivate youth to stay tobacco-free and empower smokers to actually quit !

Take the first step, before they go up in smoke...

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