2022 is the World No Tobacco Day

May 31, 2022 is the 35th World No Tobacco Day. The theme of this year’s World No Tobacco Day is: “Tobacco threatens the environment.” For the health of yourself and your family, and for a better living environment, please do not smoke.

In November 1987, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended at the 6th International Conference on Smoking and Health held in Tokyo, Japan, that April 7 of each year be designated as World No Tobacco Day (World No Tobacco Day). Tobacco Day) and has been implemented since 1988, but starting from 1989, World No Tobacco Day was changed to May 31 every year, because the next day is International Children's Day, hoping that the next generation will be free from the harm of tobacco. Tobacco dependence is a chronic disease, and tobacco harm is one of the most serious public health problems in the world. Smoking and second-hand smoke seriously endanger human health.

May 31, 2015 is the 28th World No Tobacco Day initiated by the World Health Organization. The theme of this World No Tobacco Day is "Stop the Illegal Trade of Tobacco Products"; my country, as the world's largest There is a significant gap between tobacco-victimized countries and other advanced countries in terms of actions and results in realizing the vision of a smoke-free humankind. The fundamental reason is that the people have misconceptions about "nicotine is a drug", "nicotine is addictive", and "cigarettes contain nicotine" , "Smoking has no benefits" lacks a deep and systematic understanding of the truth.

Tobacco cognitive misunderstanding:

The public’s understanding of the dangers of smoking and second-hand smoke exposure is seriously insufficient. More than 3/4 of the Chinese people cannot fully understand the health hazards of smoking, 2/ More than 3% of Chinese people do not understand the dangers of second-hand smoke exposure.

Most of the public lacks understanding of the misconception that "low tar equals low harm", and people with higher education levels, such as doctors and teachers, have a higher proportion of this misconception, reflecting the general public There are serious misunderstandings about this issue.