In today's world, it is not easy to find someone who doesn't smoke. Although my dad and my brother do not smoke, my friends who guys are mostly smokers. Heck, I even know women who smoke. I do not understand why people smoke, or drink for that matter. I have tried asking them and they tell me that because I have never done it before, I would not understand.So there are many things I don't understand but I do know that smoking and drinking are bad for health. Why put your body through such abuse? Not only are you harming yourself, you are also causing harm to people who are close to you.
Today, 31st May, 2007, is World No Tobacco Day. Say No to cigarettes.
May 31 2007, is sponsored annually by the World Health Organization to call attention to the global health burden resulting from tobacco use. This year’s observance focuses on secondhand smoke and highlights the progress that has been achieved around the world in protecting nonsmokers by making workplaces and public spaces smoke-free.
The WHO says going 100% smoke free is the only answer.
Why go smoke-free?
Because…
* Second-hand tobacco smoke kills and causes serious illnesses.
* 100% smoke-free environments fully protect workers and the public from the serious harmful effects of tobacco smoke.
* The right to clean air, free from tobacco smoke, is a human right.
* Most people in the world are non-smokers and have a right not to be exposed to other people’s smoke.
* Surveys show that smoking bans are widely supported by both smokers and non-smokers.
* Smoke-free environments are good for business, as families with children, most non-smokers and even smokers often prefer to go to smoke-free places.
* Smoke-free environments provide the many smokers who want to quit with a strong incentive to cut down or stop smoking altogether.
* Smoke-free environments help prevent people – especially the young – from starting to smoke.
* Smoke-free environments cost little and they work!
If you see your friend smoking, snuff out his (or her) cigarette and let him know that today is World No Tobacco Day.
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