Every year, World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) is celebrated around the world. On May 31. It is expected to encourage 24-hours of abstinence from all forms of nicotine use around the world. According to non-smokers being exposed to second-hand smoke, the day is expected to draw attention to the widespread use of tobacco use and adverse health effects, which currently account for more than 7 million deaths per year worldwide, with 890,000 of which are due to non-smokers being exposed to second-hand smoke.
According to the World Health Organisation, there are 1.1 billion tobacco smokers and nearly 350 million smokeless tobacco users worldwide.
Visit the No-Tobacco website. Support the development of smoke-free public spaces, factories, and public transportation... Publicize toll-free quit-smoking phone numbers. The United Kingdom has the highest quit-smoking phone numbers. To post on social media, use the hashtag #worldnotobaccoday or #notobacco to post.
History
In 1987, the World Health Organization's (WHO) member states established World No Tobacco Day.
The WHO decided in 1987 that April 7, 1988, to be "a world no-smoking day." For 24 hours, tobacco users around the world were encouraged to refrain from using tobacco products for 24 hours, an attempt that may have helped those struggling to quit.
