There is a drop in the use of tobacco products as awareness on the ills of tobacco usage has increased among the educated section in society, said chairman of Ashwin Hospital L.P. Thangavelu.
He was inaugurating a signature campaign to create awareness against tobacco use at Race Course Road here on Tuesday.
Smoking, chewing, and other ways of using tobacco were high in rural areas, he added. According to him, 10 per cent of rural women use tobacco in one form or the other contrary to urban women, he said. Dr. Thangavelu said that 30 per cent of cancer and 20 per cent of the cardiac-related deaths were due to use of tobacco products.
He said that tobacco claimed around 10 lakh lives a year in the country. Tobacco use was causing more than 80 per cent of serious lung problems.
“The ban on smoking in public paces exists only on paper. The government should realise that they spend much more on treating tobacco victims than the thousands of crore rupees generated as revenue every year by taxing tobacco products,” he added.
Hundreds signed on the board placed, took a pledge that they will not use tobacco in any form, and will encourage their friends and family members to do the same. Students from PPG Education Institutions circulated pamphlets on the ill-effects of tobacco along with copies of The Hindu at Race Course and other places in the city.
Helpline
Hospitals and education institutions organised a series of programmes here on Tuesday to create awareness on the use of of tobacco products to mark World No Tobacco Day.
Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Oncology and Research launched 022-61131441 to help persons get relief from addiction to tobacco usage. It will function from 9.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. from Mondays to Saturdays.
Calls received beyond these hours will be recorded and follow up calls would be made by counsellors the next working day.
Vice-Chancellor of Bharathiar University A. Ganapathy dedicated the helpline number. Managing trustee of SNR and Sons Trust R. Vijaya Kumar, director of the hospital, P. Guhan, were present.
Clinic
The PSG Hospitals launched a Tobacco Cessation Clinic to convey the message on the harmful effects of tobacco usage.
A medicine to help quit using tobacco products was introduced at the event.
Kezevino Aram, director, Shanthi Ashram, was the chief guest of the function.
Mobile booth
Coimbatore Cancer Foundation and Valavadi Narayanaswamy Cancer Centre of G.K.N.M. Hospital launched a mobile photo booth to create awareness on the evils of using tobacco. The foundation director, T. Balaji, spoke.
Signature campaign
Kovai Medical Centre and Hospital launched signature campaigns on ‘Let’s Say No to Tobacco.’ Collector Archana Patnaik signed the board at the airport here. The campaign at Gandhipuram Bus Stand was started by Deputy Commissioner of Police S. Lakshmi.
Challenge
The city-based Vazhikatti Mental Health Foundation has launched an ‘I Quit Smoking - Challenge 2016.’ Cash prizes will be given to those who quit smoking.
He was inaugurating a signature campaign to create awareness against tobacco use at Race Course Road here on Tuesday.
Smoking, chewing, and other ways of using tobacco were high in rural areas, he added. According to him, 10 per cent of rural women use tobacco in one form or the other contrary to urban women, he said. Dr. Thangavelu said that 30 per cent of cancer and 20 per cent of the cardiac-related deaths were due to use of tobacco products.
He said that tobacco claimed around 10 lakh lives a year in the country. Tobacco use was causing more than 80 per cent of serious lung problems.
“The ban on smoking in public paces exists only on paper. The government should realise that they spend much more on treating tobacco victims than the thousands of crore rupees generated as revenue every year by taxing tobacco products,” he added.
Hundreds signed on the board placed, took a pledge that they will not use tobacco in any form, and will encourage their friends and family members to do the same. Students from PPG Education Institutions circulated pamphlets on the ill-effects of tobacco along with copies of The Hindu at Race Course and other places in the city.
Helpline
Hospitals and education institutions organised a series of programmes here on Tuesday to create awareness on the use of of tobacco products to mark World No Tobacco Day.
Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Oncology and Research launched 022-61131441 to help persons get relief from addiction to tobacco usage. It will function from 9.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. from Mondays to Saturdays.
Calls received beyond these hours will be recorded and follow up calls would be made by counsellors the next working day.
Vice-Chancellor of Bharathiar University A. Ganapathy dedicated the helpline number. Managing trustee of SNR and Sons Trust R. Vijaya Kumar, director of the hospital, P. Guhan, were present.
Clinic
The PSG Hospitals launched a Tobacco Cessation Clinic to convey the message on the harmful effects of tobacco usage.
A medicine to help quit using tobacco products was introduced at the event.
Kezevino Aram, director, Shanthi Ashram, was the chief guest of the function.
Mobile booth
Coimbatore Cancer Foundation and Valavadi Narayanaswamy Cancer Centre of G.K.N.M. Hospital launched a mobile photo booth to create awareness on the evils of using tobacco. The foundation director, T. Balaji, spoke.
Signature campaign
Kovai Medical Centre and Hospital launched signature campaigns on ‘Let’s Say No to Tobacco.’ Collector Archana Patnaik signed the board at the airport here. The campaign at Gandhipuram Bus Stand was started by Deputy Commissioner of Police S. Lakshmi.
Challenge
The city-based Vazhikatti Mental Health Foundation has launched an ‘I Quit Smoking - Challenge 2016.’ Cash prizes will be given to those who quit smoking.