Tobacco:It's a poison

• Avoiding tobacco adds 20 years to the life of a teenager.


• In India, 900,000 people die due to tobacco related diseases per year.


• In India The tobacco contributes to 56.4% and 44.9% of cancers in men and women, respectively.


• India has the largest number of oral cancer cases in the world which is due to tobacco.


• Tobacco smoking accounts for 82% of Chronic obstructive lung disease in India.


• Tobacco indirectly causes lung tuberculosis.


• The heavier the smoking, either cigarettes or bidis, the greater the prevalence of TB among smokers.


• It is estimated that India as compared to any other country will have the fastest rise in tobacco related deaths each year.

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