REDUCE TOBACCO USE

GROUP
PRESENT BY :
SALINA
HEMA MALINI
NUR FADZALINA
NORIAH
WHY WE CHOOSE THIS CAMPAIGN???
Tobacco is the single most preventable cause of
death in the world today. Currently it is believed
to be killing more than 5 million people in the
world each year. It is the only legal product, as
far as I know, that harms and even kills up to 1 in
every 2 of its consumers. Although tobacco-
related deaths rarely make the headlines, every
6 seconds – somewhere in this world, a victim
will succumb to tobacco.
According to our 3rd National Health and Morbidity
Survey in 2006, there were almost 3 million smokers
in Malaysia (made up roughly of 2.8 million adults
and 0.2 million minors below 18 years of age). When
compared with the 2nd survey conducted 10 years
earlier (i.e. in 1996) there appeared to have been an
overall decrease of 3.3% in the national smoking
prevalence. This reduction may be attributed to the
numerous efforts made by the Government,
particularly the Ministry of Health, in curbing the
tobacco menace. However, I have told my officers
that I am still not satisfied with this seeming
achievement, as this percentage drop over 10 years,
though encouraging, is still not great enough.
 The nicotine found in tobacco is a highly addictive
substance. This is the reason why smokers find it so difficult
to quit. Apart from the nicotine, cigarette smoke also
contains numerous lethal compounds. At least 50 of them
have been identified as cancer causing agents. Exposure to
these chemicals may lead to a whole host of cancers like
that of the lung, throat and mouth; disease conditions like
gangrene; and complications of pregnancy such as
miscarriage, low birth weight and pre-mature births. These
dangers are faced not only by the smokers themselves but
also by those who breathe in the second-hand smoke
emitted by the smokers. The innocent victims include the
smokers’ own wives, children and loved ones; or people like
you and me who just happen to be around smokers.
 non-smokers are also at high risk of contracting diseases if
they are frequently exposed to second-hand smoke. As
such, the Ministry of Health will continue to expand the list
of designated, no-smoking areas, to include more and more
public places as well as workplaces. This is in line with our
commitment to the WHO’s Framework Convention on
Tobacco Control, which is a foremost global, public health
treaty. Higher educational institutions, including campus,
are already a designated smoke-free area under Regulation
11(1)(j) of the Control of Tobacco Products Regulations
2004. Hence, anyone lighting up to smoke within premises
would actually be committing an offence. The campus
administration can help us enforce this legal provision, and
should you need assistance, you are welcome to seek it
from the nearest Health Department.
TABACCO RELATED DISEASES
TABACCO RELATED DISEASES

 cancer of the lung, mouth, larynx * ,

esophagus * , and bladder * . In addition, it
plays a role in cancer of the cervix * ,
pancreas * , and kidney * . Smokeless tobacco
and cigars can have deadly results, too,
including cancer of the mouth, larynx, and
esophagus.
WE ALSO CAN PROMOTE…..

 POSTER
 BANNERS
 WORKSHOPS
 TALK
 SEMINAR
 FORUM
 FLYER/PHAMPLETS
 INCREASING TABACCO PRODUCTS PRICES
 EDUCATE YOUNG CHILDREN
 WEBSITE SUCH AS FACEBOOK, BLOG ECT
 Promoting a boycott of Philip Morris food
brands (such as Kraft and Nabisco) by letting the
public know that when they buy these products,
they’re supporting Big Tobacco.
The next No Smoking Day
will take place on 9th
March 2011!