Applied College participates in World No Tobacco Day - May 31, 2023 - Applied College
Health days for the year 2023
Saudi Ministry of Health
Saudi Ministry of Health
World No Tobacco Day
Introduction
The harmful effects of smoking are well known to everyone in this age,
but unfortunately, it still claims the lives of many adults and
children. The Saudi Ministry of Health seeks to reduce smoking and
help smokers quit to protect their lives, prevent diseases caused by
it, and secure a healthy and comfortable life free of diseases for all
members of society. The term smoking is not limited to just
cigarettes, but also includes electronic cigarettes, hookah, and
others.
The world celebrates an awareness day on May 31 of each year to educate people about the importance of combating smoking in all its forms and raising awareness of the risks it poses, which can cause diseases and death.
The world celebrates an awareness day on May 31 of each year to educate people about the importance of combating smoking in all its forms and raising awareness of the risks it poses, which can cause diseases and death.
Objectives
Raising awareness of the risks of smoking and passive smoking in all
its forms.
Raising awareness of the risks of smoking on lung health.
Exposing myths and deceptive patterns used by the tobacco industry.
Providing youth with the necessary knowledge to combat marketing
schemes targeted at them.
Empowering youth to stand against the manipulation of the tobacco
industry.
Facts
More than 8 million people worldwide die because ofsmoking.
Every year, 1.2 million people worldwide die because of passive
smoking (living around smokers).
Smoking is one of the most significant problems affecting public
health.
Quitting smoking
Passive smoking 1
Passive smoking 2
Hookah and shisha 1
Hookah and shisha 2
Assistance methods for quitting smoking
You are more beautiful without smoking
You are stronger without smoking
What happens after quitting smoking?
Cigarette components 1
Cigarette components 2
Do you have a sincere desire to quit smoking?
Facts about tobacco
Smoking epidemic statistics
Smoking damages women's beauty and femininity
Electronic cigarettes
Quit smoking services
Statement of the Saudi position on the treatment of using
electronic nicotine delivery systems, 2023