Every year on 31 May, WHO and its partners celebrate World No Tobacco Day (WNTD), drawing attention to the additional health risks associated with tobacco use and calling for effective policies to reduce tobacco use.

Subject world day tobacco-free 2017 - “Tobacco is a threat to development.”

About the campaign

• It will clearly demonstrate the threats that the tobacco industry poses to sustainable development of all countries, including for the health and economic well-being of their citizens.
• It will propose actions that governments and the public should take to improve health and development by combating the global tobacco crisis.

Tobacco control promotes health and development

WHO encourages countries to prioritize and scale up tobacco control efforts as part of their efforts to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Successfully combating the tobacco epidemic benefits all countries, primarily by protecting their citizens from harmful consequences tobacco use and reducing economic losses for the national economy. The goal of the Sustainable Development Agenda and its 17 global goals is to leave no one behind.

Tobacco control is embedded in the Sustainable Development Agenda. She is considered one of the most effective measures to help achieve SDG target 3.4, which is to reduce by one third worldwide premature deaths from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) by 2030, including cardiovascular diseases, oncological diseases and chronic obstructive disease lungs. Strengthening the implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in all countries represents an additional challenge for governments developing sustainable development policies at the national level.

Tobacco control contributes to other global goals

In addition to saving lives and reducing health inequalities, comprehensive tobacco control limits the adverse environmental impacts of tobacco growing, production, trade and consumption.

Tobacco control can break the cycle of poverty, help end hunger, promote sustainable agriculture and economic growth, and combat climate change. Increasing tobacco taxation may also serve to finance universal health coverage and other government programs in the field of development.

It's not just governments that can step up tobacco control efforts: people can make their own contributions to creating a sustainable, tobacco-free world. People can make a commitment to never use tobacco products. Those who already use tobacco can quit the habit or seek help, which will also keep them healthy and also protect people exposed to passive smoking including children, other family members and friends. Money not spent on tobacco can, in turn, be used for other important needs, including purchasing food products. healthy eating, health and education.

Facts about tobacco, tobacco control and development goals

• About 7 million people die each year as a result of tobacco use, and without increased efforts, this figure is projected to exceed 8 million per year by 2030. Tobacco use poses a threat to everyone, regardless of gender, age, race, culture or education. It causes suffering, illness and death, devastating families and national economies.
• Tobacco use has a huge cost to the national economy, in terms of increased health care costs and decreased productivity. It exacerbates health inequalities and exacerbates poverty as the poorest spend less funds on the most basic things, that is, food, education and health care. About 80% of cases premature death As a result of tobacco use, low- and middle-income countries face increased challenges in achieving their development goals.
• Growing tobacco requires large number pesticides and fertilizers, which can be toxic and contaminate water resources. Every year, 4.3 million hectares of land are used to grow tobacco, resulting in global deforestation of between 2% and 4 percent. The tobacco industry also generates over 2 million tons of solid waste.
• The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) guides efforts against the tobacco epidemic worldwide. The WHO FCTC is international treaty with 180 Parties (179 countries and the European Union). Today, more than half the world's countries, home to almost 40% of the world's population (2.8 billion people), have implemented at least one of the most cost-effective WHO FCTC measures high level. More and more countries are establishing protection systems to prevent the tobacco industry from interfering with public policy on tobacco control.
• A $1 increase in cigarette taxes worldwide would generate an additional $190 billion for development. High tax rates on tobacco products increase government revenues, reduce the demand for tobacco and are important source revenue to finance development activities.

Goals of the World No Tobacco Day 2017 campaign

World No Tobacco Day 2017 aims to:

• Emphasize the links between tobacco use, tobacco control and sustainable development.
• Encourage countries to include tobacco control as part of their national efforts to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
• Provide support to Member States and civil society in combating tobacco industry interference in political processes, which in turn will encourage stronger tobacco control efforts at the national level.
• Encourage greater public and partner participation in national, regional and global efforts to develop and implement development strategies, plans and goals that prioritize tobacco control measures.
• Show how individuals can contribute to creating a sustainable tobacco-free world by making a commitment to never use tobacco products or to quit the habit.

No Smoking Day is an international holiday celebrated annually in a number of countries. The reminder date that it’s time to think about your health falls on November 16 in 2017.

No Smoking Day is another holiday under the auspices of the World Health Organization. The holiday does not have a fixed date; No Smoking Day is given a floating date - the third Thursday of November. In 2017 it is November 16, Thursday. Anti-Smoking Day was established at the initiative of the American Cancer Society, which is very symbolic.

The meaning of the holiday- disseminating information about the dangers of smoking, helping to reduce the popularization of cigarette addiction, involving people in educational campaigns for smoking addicts, and so on.

As part of Anti-Smoking Day, activists from many countries around the world organize various actions, flash mobs, mailings and other events, the purpose of which is to convey the dangers of inhalation cigarette smoke for the body. Also, caring volunteers set a goal to popularize healthy image life among young people, predetermining their choice in favor of clean lungs. By the way, there is also World No Tobacco Day, which is celebrated on May 31st.

In fact, the fight against smoking is carried out daily, hourly. Passive fight. Everyone knows that “The Ministry of Health warns...”. Now the inscription, as far as we know, occupies a good half of the pack and reads “SMOKING KILLS.” Unfortunately, this does not stop smokers who, despite what is “written in black and white,” light up. The reasons for doing this are often vague, but in general they are:

• Stress is an excuse due to the fact that “a cigarette calms you down”;
• Weight control (mainly in women) - smoking supposedly reduces appetite;
• The desire to have “weight” in a company (mainly among teenagers) is a stereotype that the process of smoking is beautiful, “cool”, if you like;
• Boredom - no comment.

Of course, the above reasons are absolutely meaningless, groundless and, of course, do not carry practically any significant message. They can also include one more reason, which will sound even more indistinct, something like this: "Don't know. Yes, I started smoking once, and I just can’t quit. Yes, we must."

In addition to carcinogens and other toxic substances that enter directly into the lungs and then into the bloodstream through a cigarette, a smoker undermines local pulmonary immunity, which contributes to the development of bronchitis. In addition, when smoking, the addict poisons not only himself, but also those around him, making them passive smokers. It is hard to imagine how many mothers there are who, when smoking in the presence of a child, think that if he does not take the cigarette directly, then he does not receive smoke. Just how he gets it, just to put it in simple language, through the nose...

Discarding reasoning and postulates known to everyone since childhood, we remind you that the statistics of the World Health Organization are inexorable:

• Lung cancer is caused by smoking in 90% of cases;
• Every 10 seconds, one experienced smoker dies in the world;
• 50-60% of men in Russia are heavy smokers;
• Every tenth woman in Russia smokes;
• In Russia, at least a million people die prematurely every year from diseases caused by smoking;
• In addition to cancer, smoking can cause the development of heart failure and a number of other diseases.

So pull yourself together if you smoke, and finally start breathing deeply. Be healthy!

This Day is a great opportunity for those who smoke to find out why and how easy it is to quit. The fact is that smoking addiction does not exist. The fact that a smoker reaches for the next cigarette is a complex of specific processes that occur in the smoker’s body. Nicotine is a pyridine alkaloid. It acts as a mild pain reliever for only 18 minutes after smoking a cigarette. Then the smoker begins to more clearly feel the process when the body is cleansed of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and other compounds it does not need, removing them through the internal metabolic mechanism. In total, about 500 compounds enter it through the lungs with smoke, including nitrogen, ammonia, resins, salts heavy metals, residual substances resulting from combustion, and the time for removing excess depends on the degree of their penetration into the body and takes a period from several hours to several days. A bad joke on a person is played by his own cause-and-effect relationships, which are formed so variably that they are literally unique for everyone. The biological neural network unmistakably signals to the smoker that the body is not so well, it has deviated from the norm and is poisoned, and in cause-and-effect relationships a rule is developed to ignore this circumstance - the moment that the normalization process is taking place as usual and there is nothing to worry about.

The human physical body is genetically programmed for life. When threats arise, he works with them to neutralize their danger for his further successful functioning. Another thing is psychology and the broad abilities that are open to us. Unfortunately, we are capable of deceiving life and rarely allow ourselves to give up this, preferring to develop simple reflexes alternative to the main signaling system. Retraining neural memory requires basic attention, a little time and is accessible to everyone.

Finally, the fight against this addiction is taking on quite concrete outlines, because just a few decades ago it was impossible to advance further simple words. The reason for this was the almost impenetrable lobby of tobacco manufacturers and their basic greed.

According to the project website, it is very symbolic that International No Smoking Day has its origins in America, the continent from which this total procession of smoking habits began.

In the distant year 1977, after studying the sad statistics of cancer patients, the cancer community of the United States of America established No Smoking Day for the first time. It was proposed to celebrate it annually on every third Thursday of the month of November. Soon people all over the world began to join this useful initiative. And later, in 1988, at the proposal of the World Health Organization (resolution No. WHA 42.19), the younger brother of this date arose - International or World No Tobacco Day, which is now celebrated on May 31.

The WHO statistics are very sad. The tobacco smoking epidemic in the 20th century killed more than 100 million people. In the 21st century, this figure may increase by an order of magnitude. About 63% of all deaths on earth are due to non-communicable diseases. Smokers occupy a stable leading position in these terrible statistics.

The purpose of No Smoking Day is active actions to help reduce the spread of harmful tobacco addiction. This includes the fight against tobacco smoking in all levels of society and primarily among doctors and medical personnel. Activities are being carried out to widely inform the public about the harmful and detrimental effects of tobacco on the health of the smoker, as well as the people around him. It can have a positive impact on the self-awareness of many smokers. Thanks to good public awareness of the health hazards of smoking and available methods To get rid of this bad habit, many citizens strive to get rid of the harmful nicotine addiction.

There is also criticism of these initiatives. Arguments and accusations of cynicism are given. Criticisms include, for example, the legalization of marijuana use in some developed countries. In addition, due to the astronomical increase in prices for tobacco products through taxes and excise taxes, followed by intended use funds received, with a low level of information about effective and financially accessible smoking cessation methods for smokers, the coefficient useful action from these efforts for society is significantly reduced or becomes completely negative.

However, a study published in the journal Tobacco Control on November 1, 2016, found that simple graphic warnings on cigarette packages could help prevent more than 652,000 deaths over the next 50 years in the United States alone.

Interesting facts for International No Smoking Day

These so-called lifestyle diseases are a well-known problem in the West. On non-communicable diseases diseases such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes now account for up to 90% of deaths in developed countries each year. Read more in the material “The global epidemic of “lifestyle” diseases”, which can be used as a theme or script for an event or evening.

There are two on Earth international day dedicated to the fight against smoking - World No Tobacco Day (May 31) and International Stop Smoking Day, which is celebrated annually on the third Thursday of November. The first of these dates has been set World Organization health care in 1988, the second appeared even earlier - in 1977, by decision of the American Cancer Society.

Statistics report that every tenth woman in Russia smokes, and 50-60% of men are heavy smokers. Despite the efforts of health organizations, not many people quit smoking, and even the risk of death does not help: smoking and the diseases it causes kill about a million Russians every year. This is much more than from AIDS, traffic accidents or hard drug use.

Every year, a huge amount of money is spent on explaining the dangers of smoking, developing new methods of getting rid of addiction and bringing existing ones to the attention of the population. At the same time, the tobacco industry spends millions to encourage people to buy more, more expensively and more regularly. But you cannot overcome smoking by, on the one hand, refusing it, and on the other, tempting you with it...

Give up the cigarette
After all, this has not been in fashion for a long time.
Freshness, sport, health are in fashion.
Treat yourself with love!

Wishes will be bright
Let your breathing be easy
Cheerfulness, inspiration
On No Smoking Day!

Let's all say "No" today
Smoke that ruins your health.
Let everyone live for many years,
And let everything be fine with us.

Down with cigarette butts and tobacco smoke
With his caustic languor,
So that every moment brings health,
And also happiness, joy and luck.

Happy International No Smoking Day! I wish everyone who refused addiction and to those who are going - good health, full breasts fresh air, perfect smile And great mood! You're done right choice! I am proud of your willpower and decision to be healthy! All the best to you!

Today we're smoking
Let the whole world say “No!”
Let's try one day
Live without cigarettes.

Tobacco smoke will disappear
The planet will breathe easily,
And she will be grateful
She is for us this day.

One day of clean air
You and I will breathe
And let's say to all smokers:
“Stop smoking, people!”

“No,” you said to the cigarette:
Stop harming the planet
Fresh air is beauty
The lungs became clear.

Now teach someone else
How to keep a simple word
Give up the habit
And don’t seem stupid!

Now tell the children
About all the nasty things, about these,
Tell me about the terrible harm
About the dangers of cigarettes!

Congratulations to everyone today
I don't want to cripple
Neither nature nor yourself,
Quit smoking forever!

Give up the cigarette!
Immediately hard coins
Your wallet will ring,
And the bills will rustle.

You can save a lot of money
Afford a lot...
To sum it up: quit smoking
And you will begin to live in abundance!

Quit the cigarette now
Give up on her
After all, you will maintain your health,
Light will be good!

Fresh air will come in
Oxygen will be pure
The cough will go away immediately
Your body will sing.

Today is the day for you
Even if you're lazy
Shout the word “no” loudly
Make your vow.

Willpower on the way
So that the cigars all go away,
So that the habit stops,
All dreams came true!

The cigarette is not our friend
After all, it is full of bad merits,
Life is better without her,
Healthier, nicer, better,
Make a choice, realize
Life without tobacco is like heaven
Quit smoking, hurry up
Be healthy and don't get sick!

Happy No Smoking Day!
Throw away your cigarette -
Here's a new birthday
The best has come true!

The lungs will become beautiful
And just breathe freely
You will live very happily,
Enjoy receiving!

Throw away the cigarette immediately
Forget about your tobacco
Let today be the first
Your a healthy day, that's it.

Don't let the smoke billow out,
The evil cough does not dare strike,
Better smile with us
And quit smoking quickly!

There are two international days on Earth dedicated to the fight against smoking - World No Tobacco Day (May 31) and International No Smoking Day, which is celebrated annually on the third Thursday of November. The first of these dates was set by the World Health Organization in 1988, the second appeared even earlier - in 1977, by decision of the American Cancer Society.

Statistics report that every tenth woman in Russia smokes, and 50-60% of men are heavy smokers. Despite the efforts of health organizations, not many people quit smoking, and even the risk of death does not help: smoking and the diseases it causes kill about a million Russians every year. This is much more than from AIDS, traffic accidents or hard drug use.

Every year, a huge amount of money is spent on explaining the dangers of smoking, developing new methods of getting rid of addiction and bringing existing ones to the attention of the population. At the same time, the tobacco industry spends millions to encourage people to buy more, more expensively and more regularly. But you cannot defeat smoking by, on the one hand, refusing it, and on the other, tempting you with it...

Smoking statistics: quit before it's too late
Please, according to WHO, 90% of smokers die from lung cancer, the remaining 10% lose their lives as a result chronic bronchitis, coronary disease heart disease and other smoking-related diseases. Not very funny anymore, right? According to the forecasts of experts from the same WHO, in 6 years, one smoker will die every second in the world. Maybe it’s time to come to your senses and spend more than a day without smoking?

International No Smoking Day in Russia
In Russia, smoking has never been considered something prejudiced. On the contrary, smoking was a sign of wisdom, meaningfulness, and “maturity.”

Meanwhile, almost a million people a year die in Russia as a result of smoking. Even tightening laws on smoking, banning smoking breaks in public places, the publication of terrible photographs of the consequences of smoking on packs are not able to convince persistent smokers.

For example, almost half of smokers consider smoking just bad habit. Like, if I want to, I’ll give it up, even tomorrow, even the day after tomorrow, but better in a month, but in fact in next year. Others directly claim that smoking is terrible, incurable disease. Therefore, you need to relax and enjoy yourself, anyway, nothing can be done about smoking, the disease is incurable.

Quitting smoking: why is it impossible?
According to another survey, more than 20% of smokers know nothing about the harmful effects of tobacco. Well, think about it, I let the smoke in, but it doesn’t stay in the body forever. Look, I breathed it out. It’s not stupid blondes who talk like this, but grown-up, respectable guys.

More than 40% of these same men and women believe that quitting smoking is easy, so at any convenient moment they will do it without any problems. Well, as a last resort, they will read Allen Carr’s magic book, which has already helped all his friends. And if it doesn’t help, then everything can be attributed to your own uniqueness. This book doesn’t bother me, they say, I’m not suggestible.

In fact, the secret of the book is that the person reading it quits smoking thanks to his strong desire, and not to the magic spells of Sir Carr.

In general, if you still smoke, then quit, turn International No Smoking Day into a lifetime.