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- Tobacco - World Health Organization (WHO)
Tobacco fact sheet from WHO providing key facts and information on surveillance, second-hand smoke, quitting, picture warnings, ad bans, taxes, WHO response
- Tobacco - World Health Organization (WHO)
Tobacco use is one of the world's leading preventable causes of death and is a major preventable risk factor of noncommunicable diseases like cancer, lung and heart diseases The most common type of tobacco product used is manufactured cigarettes, but tobacco is also used in many other forms Tobacco kills up to half of its users, and more than 8 million people each year lose their lives as a
- Tobacco fact sheet - World Health Organization (WHO)
All forms of tobacco are harmful, and there is no safe level of exposure to tobacco Cigarette smoking is the most common form of tobacco use worldwide Other tobacco products include waterpipe tobacco, various smokeless tobacco products, cigars, cigarillos, roll-your-own tobacco, pipe tobacco, bidis and kreteks
- Effects of tobacco on health
Tobacco is deadly in any form Smoked tobacco products, including waterpipes, contain over 7000 chemicals, including at least 250 chemicals known to be toxic or to cause cancer Use of smokeless tobacco products can result in serious, sometimes fatal, health problems Lifelong tobacco smokers lose at least 10 years of life on average Tobacco use or exposure to tobacco smoking affects almost
- Quitting tobacco - World Health Organization (WHO)
Among smokers who are aware of the dangers of tobacco, most want to quit Counselling and medication can more than double a tobacco user's chance of successfully quitting Currently however, only 23 countries provide comprehensive cessation services with full or partial cost-coverage to assist tobacco users to quit This represents just 32% of the world's population Health professionals have
- WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023: protect people from . . .
The ninth WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic tracks the progress made by countries in tobacco control since 2008 and, marks 15 years since the introduction of the MPOWER technical package which is designed to help countries implement the demand-reduction measures of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control The report shows that many countries continue to make progress in the
- Tobacco EURO - World Health Organization (WHO)
Tobacco is an important public health issue and the single most preventable cause of illness and death in the world The latest research suggests that smoking-related mortality has risen to 7 2 million lives annually, killing more people than AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined
- World No Tobacco Day 2025
31 May is World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) In 2025 WHO and public health champions from across the globe will come together for WNTD to raise awareness about the harmful tactics of the tobacco industry Unmasking the appeal: Exposing industry tactics on tobacco and nicotine products
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