AGARTALA, May 31 (TIWN): Along with the nation, World No Tobacco Day was observed on Tuesday in Tripura, amid rising figures of tobacco consumption and related hazards. India is the second largest producer and consumer of tobacco in the world and Tripura is the third largest tobacco consumer state in the country.

On the occasion of world no tobacco day, an awareness rally was also organised in the state to spread awareness regarding the hazards of tobacco consumption.  Despite of holding rally and awareness camp, the landlocked state is hit with the rising threat of Tobacco consumption.

Tobacco causes cancers of oral cavity, lungs, nasal cavity, gut and pancreas.   World No Tobacco Day is celebrated around the world every year on May 31.

World No Tobacco Day was first introduced by the World Health Organization to be celebrated as a most recognized event all over the world in order to make people easily get aware of all the problems and health complications occurred by the tobacco chewing or smoking to prevent all the health hazards to make the whole world free of tobacco and healthy world of people. 

It is celebrated intending to aware and encourage people to reduce or completely stop the tobacco consumption in any form all across the globe. The day celebration aims to draw public attention globally to spread the message of harmful effects of tobacco use as well as its complications to others. Variety of global organizations involved in this campaign such as state governments, public health organizations and etc organizes various public awareness programmes locally.

Nicotine addiction is very bad for the health which is lethal and known as brain “wanting” disease which can never be cured however can be fully arrested. It binds the brain dopamine pathways just like other illegal drugs, meth, alcohol, heroin and etc. It prepares the brain to send false message about the need of nicotine to the body as necessary as other survival activities like eating and drinking food and liquids.