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Every 1 minute and 20 seconds one Ukrainian dies from the consequences of smoking
Last reviewed: 01.07.2025
According to statistics, every 1 minute 20 seconds one Ukrainian dies from the consequences of smoking. In the structure of causes of death of the population of Ukraine from malignant neoplasms, the first place is occupied by cancer of the respiratory organs. In 90% of cases, the cause of lung cancer is smoking.
Passive smoking also has a powerful destructive force - the smoke emitted by a cigarette between puffs is four times more carcinogenic than inhaled smoke! Along with health, the smoker also loses huge amounts of money.
Smoking should become unfashionable. Black day for smokers
No Tobacco Day, established in 1988 by WHO, is celebrated on May 31. Its goal is to draw public attention to the problem of tobacco smoking, from the harmful effects of which every tenth adult in the world currently dies. This year, the emphasis is on the fight against smoking in public places. Many have joined the call, and some even promise to hold flash mobs and unexpected attacks on this day, directed against a person seen on the street, in a hospital, cafe, bar and other public places with a cigarette in his teeth. So be on guard, and even better - in order not to feel uncomfortable, really quit smoking without delay.
10 Ways to Quit Smoking
By the way, as a compromise, anti-smoking advocates propose not to ban smoking in cafes and restaurants entirely, but to equip them with separate rooms for smokers and to abandon the adjoining halls, as is currently the case, where the division between “smokers” and “non-smokers” is very arbitrary.