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#HowIQuit: All say no to smoking on World No Tobacco Day

Most smokers’ greatest wish is to put an end to the nasty habit. School students mark World No Tobacco Day 2016 in north Kolkata on Tuesday. (Ashok Nath Dey/HT )

Updated on: May 31, 2016 6:20 PM IST

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Most smokers’ greatest wish is to put an end to the nasty habit. School students mark World No Tobacco Day 2016 in north Kolkata on Tuesday. (Ashok Nath Dey/HT )

Updated on May 31, 2016 6:20 PM

Most smokers’ greatest wish is to put an end to the nasty habit. School students mark World No Tobacco Day 2016 in north Kolkata on Tuesday. (Ashok Nath Dey/HT )

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School children take out an awareness rally at Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi. The number of male smokers in India has risen to 108 million (in 2015) from 79 million in 1998, according to a report in the journal BMJ Global Health published earlier this year. (Sushil Kumar/HT )

Updated on May 31, 2016 6:20 PM

School children take out an awareness rally at Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi. The number of male smokers in India has risen to 108 million (in 2015) from 79 million in 1998, according to a report in the journal BMJ Global Health published earlier this year. (Sushil Kumar/HT )

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The member states of the World Health Organisation observe May 31 as World No Tobacco Day every year to draw global attention to the tobacco epidemic and the number of deaths and diseases it causes. (AP)

Updated on May 31, 2016 6:20 PM

The member states of the World Health Organisation observe May 31 as World No Tobacco Day every year to draw global attention to the tobacco epidemic and the number of deaths and diseases it causes. (AP)

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People sign a pledge at Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi, to not smoke. Tobacco use, including smoking, accounts for 10% of all deaths in India. (Sushil Kumar/HT )

Updated on May 31, 2016 6:20 PM

People sign a pledge at Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi, to not smoke. Tobacco use, including smoking, accounts for 10% of all deaths in India. (Sushil Kumar/HT )

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Students participating in the World No Tobacco Day campaign at a primary school in Handan, northern China's Hebei province. The slumping output of tobacco products in China is one of the factors responsible for the country's lowest industrial production rate in the first two months of the year since the global financial crisis. (AFP)

Updated on May 31, 2016 6:20 PM

Students participating in the World No Tobacco Day campaign at a primary school in Handan, northern China's Hebei province. The slumping output of tobacco products in China is one of the factors responsible for the country's lowest industrial production rate in the first two months of the year since the global financial crisis. (AFP)

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In India, smoking causes about 30% of all cancer deaths (including 90% of lung cancer deaths), 17% of heart disease deaths, and at least 80% of deaths from bronchitis and emphysema. (Sunil Ghosh/HT )

Updated on May 31, 2016 6:20 PM

In India, smoking causes about 30% of all cancer deaths (including 90% of lung cancer deaths), 17% of heart disease deaths, and at least 80% of deaths from bronchitis and emphysema. (Sunil Ghosh/HT )

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A man gets a check-up done at a free camp organised by National Institute of Cancer Prevention Research (NICPR) on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day. The day is observed around the world every year on May 31 to encourage a 24-hour period of abstinence from all forms of tobacco consumption around the world. (Burhaan Kinu/HT )

Updated on May 31, 2016 6:20 PM

A man gets a check-up done at a free camp organised by National Institute of Cancer Prevention Research (NICPR) on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day. The day is observed around the world every year on May 31 to encourage a 24-hour period of abstinence from all forms of tobacco consumption around the world. (Burhaan Kinu/HT )

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Lung cancer is not the only cancer caused by smoking. Studies suggest that almost every part of the body — including bladder, breasts, stomach, pancreas and ovary — can be affected by tobacco. (Burhaan Kinu/HT )

Updated on May 31, 2016 6:20 PM

Lung cancer is not the only cancer caused by smoking. Studies suggest that almost every part of the body — including bladder, breasts, stomach, pancreas and ovary — can be affected by tobacco. (Burhaan Kinu/HT )

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A worker stands on a scaffold in front of a giant poster for World No Tobacco Day in Beijing. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has used ‘Get Ready For Plain Packaging’ as the slogan of this year. (AFP)

Updated on May 31, 2016 6:20 PM

A worker stands on a scaffold in front of a giant poster for World No Tobacco Day in Beijing. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has used ‘Get Ready For Plain Packaging’ as the slogan of this year. (AFP)

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An anti-smoking graffiti on a wall in Mumbai. Many countries are considering following the example of Australia and introducing 'plain packaging' of cigarettes with graphic health warnings which are said to discourage people from smoking. (AFP)

Updated on May 31, 2016 6:20 PM

An anti-smoking graffiti on a wall in Mumbai. Many countries are considering following the example of Australia and introducing 'plain packaging' of cigarettes with graphic health warnings which are said to discourage people from smoking. (AFP)

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