World No Tobacco Day: Tobacco a Threat to Development

world no tobacco day Smoking Mortality Tobacco use kills nearly six million people worldwide each year. Nearly half of all smokers who do not quit will die because of smoking. And they will die an average of 8-14 years earlier than someone like them who does not smoke. Smoking in public places was prohibited nationwide from 2 October 2008. There are approximately 120 million         Read More …

Quit Smoking Today!

effects of tobacco Last week I discussed about alcohol. Remember the 3-R’s of habit? – Reminder, Routine and Reward. In fact there are five stages to change behavior and one stage leads to another. These are pre-contemplation, contemplation, determination, action and maintenance. Avoid relapse as it is difficult to manage. Today I will speak about smoking. May 31 is observed as No Smoking         Read More …