Tobacco use will kill 1 billion people in this century. This is a 10-fold increase over the past 100 years, unless governments in poor nations raise taxes on consumption and mandate health warnings, the World Health Organization said. No country fully implements these most important tobacco - control measures, according to a 330-page report released today by New York … [Read more...] about Tobacco May Kill 1 Billion in This Century, WHO Says
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Tobacco Deaths a Third World Plague
Facts tell us tobacco deaths on the rise and increasing in many countries. Judith Longstaff Mackay, a senior policy adviser to the World Health Organisation, said cigarette markets were shrinking in advanced economies, but growing in developing states. Tobacco-related deaths are expected to double to 10 million a year by 2030, with most fatalities in developing countries, … [Read more...] about Tobacco Deaths a Third World Plague
National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems Teleconference Notes
The following information is a the Position Statement on Smoking Policy and Treatment at State Operated Psychiatric Hospitals. Silently and insidiously tobacco sales and tobacco smoking became an accepted way of life not only in our society, but also in our public mental health treatment facilities. Revenue from sales of tobacco provides discretionary income for … [Read more...] about National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems Teleconference Notes
Four Million People Die Each Year From Smoking – Equal to 27 747’s Crashing Every Day
"Four million people die from tobacco related diseases yearly. This is equivalent to twenty-seven 747 airplanes full of passengers crashing every day." "Every eight seconds someone in the world dies from a tobacco-related disease." "The number of tobacco related deaths are estimated to increase to 10 million in 2030; 7 million deaths will occur in developing countries, … [Read more...] about Four Million People Die Each Year From Smoking – Equal to 27 747’s Crashing Every Day
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