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Anti-Smoking

Each year 5.4 million people die because of smoking and other forms of tobacco consumption -- That's a preventable death every eight seconds!

Since 1989, the World Health Organization has coordinated World No Tobacco Day on May 31, calling for a 24 hour period of abstinence from using tobacco products. In addition to providing moral support to try to quit for people who smoke, the day is an opportunity for individuals and organizations to promote awareness education and events that will help inspire people to quit smoking, or never to start.

Tobacco products come from the leaves of the nicotiana plant. Used in spiritual ceremonies by Native Americans for hundreds of years, tobacco was brought to Europe in 1559 by Jean Nicot, the French Ambassador to Portugal. It wasn't long before it was being used all over Europe, and over the centuries became popular around the world.

As medical research began to more clearly discover risk factors for diseases, it became clear that tobacco use increases the chances for many different diseases, including emphysema, heart attacks, strokes and many types of cancer. Because researchers found that second-hand smoke can also cause severe health problems for people who don't even use tobacco themselves, many anti-smoking campaigns arose over the years to convince legislators to ban cigarette smoking in public places. Today, laws preventing cigarette smoking in public places exist in many cities all across the country and around the world.

Links
World No Tobacco Day

Altrius Directory: History of World No Tobacco Day
TimeAndDate.com: World No Tobacco Day
Students Working Against Tobacco

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