World No-Tobacco Day is observed every year on May 31. The thought behind this day is to remind people about the ill effects of tobacco cons...
World No-Tobacco Day is observed every year on May 31. The thought behind this day is to remind people about the ill effects of tobacco consumption and how injurious it is to our health. However, even with this warning, people seem to just not care. According to many, it is a stress reliever. Celebs share their viewpoint:
Harjinder Singh
While smoking may
provide temporary relief from stress, it’s important to consider the long-term
health risks, such as lung cancer, heart disease, and stroke. Many healthier ways to manage stress include exercise, meditation, or spending time
with loved ones. I agree that smoking can be a stress reliever for some people,
but it's important to remember the serious health risks that come with smoking.
It's always better to find healthier ways to manage stress.
Hansa Singh
Tobacco is
injurious to health yet people are addicted to it, as it is considered a
stressbuster or just a fad. Youth generally picks up as a fad, to
become a man. But now it’s with men and females both. Excess of anything is
bad. So I would say that don’t spoil your health just because you have only
smoking as an option. Be real and realistic about life. Quitting cigarettes is
both easy and difficult. The government won’t stop the companies that make
cigarettes as it's a huge revenue earner. So one needs to take care of
himself/herself, be cautious about their health, and be responsible.
Anupama Solanki
I don’t smoke and I
feel if someone is smoking s/he is killing themselves and others too. Smoking
is total madness. It is clearly mentioned in cigarette boxes that it is
injurious to health, but people still smoke. Maybe this is a stress reliever
but on the other side, it is killing your lungs. Better to do deep breathing or
yoga for stress. I think the government should increase taxes on tobacco. At
least a few people will leave cigarettes because of the high price or the
government should take high penalties when they are smoking in public places.
They don’t care about other people. There are lots of smokers who are burning
other people’s lives too. I request that people who smoke, please do not
hurt themselves and others too for your enjoyment.
Sheeba Akashdeep
Not only on
No-Tobacco Day, I wish to see a world where there is no tobacco ever anywhere.
It’s so harmful and poisonous, not only to your own self but to others
too. If you're smoking or consuming it, you are doing yourself a disservice,
but you are also doing it to your environment and people who live around you who
do not wish to be a part of it. Secondly, smoke is also detrimental to health
and perhaps people need more reminders and scary pictures and inserts in ads in
cinemas and movies. It's just so addictive and in your bloodstream, it’s so
difficult to get rid of that habit. I wish the world would go tobacco-free soon.
Shaan Shashank Mishra
I am totally
against the use of tobacco because it often leads to cancer. I have seen so
many people suffering from cancer and living their lives with many
difficulties and struggles in getting the treatment done. They are
counting every day of their lives before death which is very wrong. One gets so
addictive it starts with fun and eventually becomes a habit that is
irresistible. They have the urge to smoke so much that their minds don’t work.
I have seen people take many sutta breaks to relieve stress but they don't.
It's a misunderstanding that it happens, but I don’t think so. The amount of
cigarettes you smoke every day is the amount of time you lessen in your life.
It causes mouth cancer, and throat cancer and I have also seen people who are in
groups who smoke, but the ones who don’t get affected too. Passive smoking is
also harmful to people and others are suffering too. Stay tobacco-free and
let's make the world a better place.
Chitra Vakil Sharma
Smoking is
injurious to health and I firmly believe in it. As a ground rule, I never
accompany any smokers and allow anyone to smoke around me. I believe passive
smoking is equally bad. I never understood what type of stress buster is smoke.
It's the smoke that comes out, it's the lungs that are compromised and all
smokers are busy coughing.
Charrul Malik
It’s World No
Tobacco Day and it should be celebrated, hyped, and highlighted and should run
across the news, newspapers, magazines, and publications for people to be aware of so
that people quit smoking and get to know about its side effects and
disadvantages. I don’t know why people smoke and how it is a stress reliever.
It might feel good when you smoke but what about the future. I can’t stand
passive smoking also. No one is a child who smokes and even the picture of the
cigarette pack says that it's dangerous to health but still people buy. I
really want to tell everyone that there is no advantage to smoking. I think it
is a deadly addiction that everyone should quit and should be banned in India
and should definitely be banned in public places. There is no restriction on
this, which is why it happens so much. Smoking and selling cigarettes
should be banned in India. This is the only addiction that takes us to death.
Replacing the smoke on your face with a smile today will replace illness in
your life with happiness tomorrow.
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