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Are you ready to 'Commit to Quit' tobacco❓

Today marks the start of WHO's year-long global campaign for #WorldNoTobaccoDay 2021, helping 1⃣0⃣0⃣ million people quit tobacco.

More in detail 👉bit.ly/3mXLk3E #NoTobacco

“Commit to Quit” will help 1⃣0⃣0⃣ million people quit tobacco through

✅strong tobacco cessation policies
✅access to cessation services
✅information on tobacco industry tactics
✅“quit & win” initiatives for a successful quit

More info 👉bit.ly/3mXLk3E #NoTobacco

#DYK: Around 780 million people 🌏🌍🌎 say they want to quit tobacco.

WHO & partners will provide people with the tools & resources they need to make a successful quit attempt 👉bit.ly/3mXLk3E #NoTobacco

Apart from having a major risk factor for noncommunicable diseases, recent WHO research shows smokers are at higher risk of developing severe disease & death from #COVID19.

More details 👉bit.ly/3mXLk3E #NoTobacco

🚨Tobacco threatens the health of people around you
🚨Tobacco use has negative social consequences
🚨Tobacco affects your looks
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There are 1⃣0⃣0⃣ more reasons for you to quit tobacco 👉bit.ly/3lPmfGU #NoTobacco

#COVID19 triggered millions of smokers to want to quit tobacco.

Do it now through the support of WHO’s 24/7 digital health worker 👉bit.ly/32TZU4J #NoTobacco

Smoking kills 8⃣ million people a year. Quitting can be challenging but possible.

Pledge to quit now! 👉bit.ly/3oykf7x #NoTobacco

After you quit tobacco for

20 mins: heart rate drops
12 hrs: carbon monoxide level drops to normal
2-12 wks: circulation improves & lung function increases

And the longer you stay away from tobacco, the healthier you get. Pledge to quit now! 👉bit.ly/39W2fjt #NoTobacco

🚨Tobacco breaks hearts
🚨Tobacco causes over 20 types of cancer
🚨Tobacco harms almost every organ of the body
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If that’s not enough for you to quit tobacco, here are 1⃣0⃣0⃣ more reasons 👉bit.ly/3lPmfGU #NoTobacco

Smoking 🚬

😱reduces your fertility
😱diminishes sperm count
😱causes persistent erectile dysfunction

To avoid all of this, quit tobacco now! 👉bit.ly/3lPmfGU #NoTobacco

#DYK Women who smoke/are exposed to second-hand smoke during pregnancy 🤰 are at an increased risk of miscarriage & fetal death.

Quit tobacco now for the health of your baby 👉bit.ly/3lPmfGU #NoTobacco

Using tobacco is a relationship killer

👎🏼 Bad breath
👎🏼 Wrinkly skin
👎🏼 Yellow teeth
👎🏼 Dry skin

There are 1⃣0⃣0⃣ more reasons for you to quit tobacco 👉bit.ly/3lPmfGU #NoTobacco

One study shows smokers spend an average of USD1.4 million in personal costs, including cigarettes & medical costs.

Tobacco is expensive 💰 - quit now & spend your money on more important things 👉bit.ly/3lPmfGU #NoTobacco

Are you ready to 'Commit to Quit' tobacco❓

Pledge now! 👉bit.ly/39W2fjt