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World No Tobbaco Day 2008
Theme : “Tobacco Free Youth”
Tobacco
is the leading preventable cause of death in the world. Globally, most people
start smoking before the age of 18, and almost a quarter of these individuals
begin using tobacco before the age of 10. The younger children are when they
first try smoking, the more likely they are to become regular tobacco users
and the less likely they are to quit.
 
It is clearly proven that
exposure to direct and indirect pro-tobacco advertising, together with other
marketing strategies used by the tobacco industry, leads to an increase in
experimentation by young people and, in turn, to the very real risk of their
becoming regular users of tobacco products. In response to this threat to
young people, this year's World No Tobacco Day campaign focuses on the
following main message:
One of the most
effective ways countries can protect young people from experimenting and
becoming regular tobacco users is to ban all forms of direct and indirect
tobacco advertising, including promotion of tobacco products and sponsorship,
by the tobacco industry, of any events or activities.
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