Urgent Reminder: May 31 is World No Tobacco Day

Tobacco addiction is a global epidemic that is increasingly ravaging countries and regions that can least afford its toll of disability, disease, lost productivity, and death. The tobacco industry continues to put profits before life, its own expansion before the health of future generations, its own economic gain ahead of the sustainable development of struggling countries.

The purpose of World No Tobacco Day is to encourage countries and governments to work towards strict regulation of tobacco products. We will do this by raising awareness about the existence of the wide variety of deadly tobacco products. Regulation should also help people get accurate information, remove the disguise and unveil the truth behind tobacco products.

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that about one third of the global adult population, or 1.1 billion people, are smokers. [Read Full Article]