Thread by @WHO

It's #WorldNoTobaccoDay! 🚭

Tobacco products kill over 8 million people every year. The industry is targeting youth to replace people that their products are killing so they can make a killing in profits 💰 📈.

It’s time to #SpeakOut! #TobaccoExposed

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🚬 tactics to attract youth:
✔15,000+ flavours to attract children/adolescents, in smokeless tobacco, shisha, e-cigarettes
✔Promotion & free sample distribution at popular events for youth
✔Advertising/placement on movies, TV, social media with paid influencers

Break free from the tobacco & related industries’ manipulation by becoming educated on their tactics and the harm caused by their products. 🚭
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Over 1 million people die from second-hand smoke exposure every year.

We want to create a generation that is free from tobacco & second-hand smoke and the death & disease that they cause.

Speak out! #TobaccoExposed

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Nicotine in e-cigarettes is a highly addictive drug and can damage the developing brains of young people up to their mid-twenties.

#TobaccoExposed #SpeakOut

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Children & adolescents who use e-cigarettes at least double their chance of smoking cigarettes later in life.
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Smoking shisha is just as harmful as other forms of tobacco use. Its smoke is toxic and contains substances that cause cancer.

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Smokers may be more vulnerable to a severe case of #COVID19

Q&A ➡️ bit.ly/36Ee2zt

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Smoking is expensive 💲💲❗️❗️

You pay for it with your looks & your health.

It causes bad breath, yellow teeth, wrinkly skin, unhealthy lungs, a poor immune system, and much more...

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Tobacco companies spent over US$ 9 billion in marketing & advertising!

They bombard children/adolescents with social media messages that were viewed 25+ billion times. That kind of social media reach is to die for.

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Tobacco use is responsible for 25% of all cancer deaths globally. Use of nicotine and tobacco products increases the risk of cancer, cardiovascular & pulmonary disease.

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Quit 🚬 today! Tips to curb your cravings:
-Delay as long as you can before giving in to your urge
-Take 10 deep breaths to relax yourself until the urge passes
-Drinking 🥤 is a healthy alternative
-Do something else to distract yourself: 🚿📖🚶🎧

To help over 1 billion tobacco users quit, WHO is launching Florence, a digital health worker that combats misinformation about #COVID19 and tobacco and gives recommendations and tips for quitting 👇

On #WorldNoTobaccoDay, organize your own workshop to educate people around you, spread awareness and create a tobacco-free 🚭 generation. Speak out!

Workshop toolkit ➡️ bit.ly/3c7vq0B

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Quit now and breath easy!
-Within 20 minutes of quitting, your blood pressure drops
-After 12 hours, carbon monoxide levels in the bloodstream drops to normal
-Within weeks, your circulation improves and lung function increases.
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There has never been a better time to quit

Smoking puts you at higher risk for a severe case of #COVID19 and a lot of other diseases that kill you.

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