WORLD No Tobacco Day: Tobacco smoking remains the leading preventable cause of death and disease in Australia. This year's World No Tobacco Day on 31 May aims to debunk some of the myths the tobacco industry uses to promote its product.
Community pharmacies play a pivotal role in helping people quit smoking through special programs and nicotine replacement therapy.
World No Tobacco Day, developed by the World Health Organisation (WHO), has identified a range of tactics used by companies to sell tobacco products, including
* Adding flavours that appeal to children in smoke-less tobacco, shisha and e-cigarettes
* Promoting tobacco products and distributing of free samples at popular events for young people
* Advertising and product placement on movies and TV shows, and through social media platforms with paid influencers
The WHO says tobacco products kill more than 8 million people every year, and that tobacco and related industries "must continuously find new consumers to replace the ones that their products are killing to maintain revenue".
More details of World No Tobacco Day can be accessed here.
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