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Smoking and Second-Hand Smoke Damage Virtually Every Part of the Body. Second-Hand Smoke. Smoking. Tobacco Is a Risk Factor for 6 of the World’s 8 Leading Causes of Death. Hatched areas indicate proportions of deaths related to tobacco use. M onitor tobacco use and prevention policies. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Smoking and Second-Hand Smoke Damage Virtually Every Part of the Body
Smoking
Second-Hand Smoke
Hatched areas indicate proportions of deaths related to tobacco use.
Tobacco Is a Risk Factor for 6 of the World’s 8 Leading Causes of Death
Monitor tobacco use and prevention policies
Nearly Two Thirds of Smokers Live in Just 10 Countries
Protect People from Tobacco Smoke
Offer Help to Quit Tobacco UseNicotine replacement therapy
can double quit rates
Warn About the Dangers of Tobacco
2/3 want to quit
3/4 approve of warnings
More than half changed opinions
Pack warnings are effective, especially if they have pictures covering half of pack
Enforce Bans on Tobacco Advertising, Promotion and
Sponsorship
Raise Taxes on Tobacco
Most Countries Have Not Implemented Effective
Tobacco Control Policies
Individual Country Reports
Regional SummariesExample: South-East Asia
Global Tobacco Control is Underfunded
