31st May: World No Tobacco Day

World No Tobacco Day is celebrated around the world every year on May 31. It is an opportunity to raise awareness on the harmful and deadly effects of tobacco use and second-hand smoke exposure, and to discourage the use of tobacco in any form. When is World Cancer Day? Roughly 6 million people die from tobacco-related ailments every year. And that number is projected to rise to over 8 million by 2030. But this is by no means a guarantee. The Sustainable Development Agenda aims to reduce deaths from noninfectious diseases by a third. Diseases linked to tobacco are on the list, so if we hit the target, 2030 will be a year to celebrate (oh yea!)—not only for our health but the size of our wallets. Your average smoker drops around $4,000 on cigarettes annually. The theme for World No Tobacco Day 2021 is "Commit to Quit" The focus of World No Tobacco Day 2019 is on "tobacco and lung health." Let us increase awareness on:

• The negative impact that tobacco has on people’s lung health, from cancer to chronic respiratory disease,
• The fundamental role lungs play for the health and well-being of all people.

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