World No Tobacco Day 2020

World No Tobacco Day 2020: Smoking e-cigarettes may increase risk of heart attacks, suggest studies

Even though e-cigarettes contain lower levels of carcinogens than conventional tobacco products, each vaping device releases ultrafine particles along with toxins that can actually damage blood vessels and encourage blood clotting, which may lead to heart attacks

World No Tobacco Day 2020: Passive smoking can lead to long-term ill-effects, including lung cancer, heart ailments and depression

Not just smoking, being around tobacco smoke too is detrimental for one’s health.

World No Tobacco Day 2020: E-cigarettes are not as safe or harmless as you may think

The "e-juice" that fills the cartridges usually contain nicotine (which is extracted from tobacco), propylene glycol, flavourings and other chemicals.

World No Tobacco Day 2020: Seven ways to resist the urge to smoke in the morning

An average smoker takes approximately 200 puffs of nicotine per day, and over 70,000 puffs a year.

World No Tobacco Day 2020: How your body heals when you quit smoking

Doctors believe that the body starts to heal and return to its original self immediately after quitting smoking.

World No Tobacco Day 2020: Here's how bidi, gutka and other forms of tobacco harm your body

Tobacco products kill about eight million people every year, taking a life every 4 seconds.

World No Tobacco Day 2020: This is what tobacco use does to your oral health

Your oral cavity is the first to get exposed and the harmful effects start there itself.

World No Tobacco Day 2020: Five common myths about smoking

Myths encourage people to begin or continue smoking, deter them from quitting, and are so popular that even some physicians and policymakers buy into them.

World No Tobacco Day 2020: All you need to know about nicotine replacement therapy

NRT includes the administration of controlled amounts of nicotine in the body through various ways to help manage the withdrawal symptoms.

World No Tobacco Day 2020: How to prevent your younger family members and friends from picking up smoking

Young people are particularly susceptible to picking up smoking because the tobacco industry often campaigns to gain a new generation of consumers.