The tobacco epidemic is the world’s biggest public health threat ever faced according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Each year, tobacco kills over seven million people and without urgent action the death toll from tobacco will rise above eight million by 2030. Regrettably, tobacco kills nearly half of its users while 890,000 non-smokers die yearly from exposure to second hand smoke. ALSO READ: ECOWAS moves to eliminate illicit trading of tobacco in the regionFor this year 2018, the theme of World No Tobacco Day is: tobacco breaks hearts. Finally, be warned that tobacco kills 50 per cent of all its users and breaks the heart of non-users.

Source: Nigerian Tribune May 29, 2018 02:03 UTC