No smoking day: Tobacco Use in India post COVID-19 Pandemic

No smoking day: Tobacco Use in India post COVID-19 Pandemic

The use of Tobacco is a major risk factor for the four main Non-communicable Diseases like cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and chronic lung disease which puts people with these conditions at higher risk for developing severe illness when they get affected by COVID-19. According to the Global Adult Tobacco Survey-India, the country is the second-largest … Read more

No Smoking Day 2022: How it came into being and the thought behind observing the day

No Smoking Day 2022: How it came into being and the thought behind observing the day

The focus of this year will be calming down people who want to quit smoking and letting them know that process need not be stressful. ‘Smoking is injurious to health’ is a tagline we have all seen growing up. Advertisements, awareness campaigns about the adverse effect of smoking have been everywhere, even covering 70 per … Read more