Brahmakumaris conduct 'World No Tobacco Day' campaign

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The Brahmakumaris held exhibitions and meditation exercises as part of its tobacco de-addiction efforts and awareness campaign on the dangers of smoking , marking 'World No Tobacco Day' on May 31,2024 . Meditation was presented as an alternative to tobacco use or smoking.

Mumbai: Brahmakumaris World No Tobacco Day Campaign

A free seven-day camp for stress-free life and peace of mind has been organised at all the service centers of Brahma Kumaris.

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To mark 'World No Tobacco Day' on May 31, the Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya is organising exhibitions, street pledges, and meditation exercises at suburban railway stations in Mumbai.

The campaign is part of the spiritual organisation's programmes across the country to mark the day. The World Health Organization (WHO) has dedicated 'World Tobacco Day 2024' to young people across the world who have been asked to urge governments to shield them from 'predatory tobacco marketing tactics' by cigarette manufacturers.

WHO, in its statement for the day, said that the industry targets youth for a lifetime of profits, creating a new wave of addiction. 'Children are using e-cigarettes at rates higher than adults in all regions and globally an estimated 37 million youth aged 13–15 years use tobacco,' the WHO has said.

Smoking tobacco is associated with heightened risk of cancer, cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases, diabetes, increased risk of loss of vision and hearing, weakened immune system vulnerable to infections, dental problems, osteoporosis and so on.

https://www.health.gov.au/topics/smoking-vaping-and-tobacco/about-smoking/effects

In addition to the detrimental impact of tobacco on health, the total economic cost of smoking (from health expenditures and productivity losses together) are estimated to be around US$ 1.4 trillion per year, equivalent in magnitude to 1.8% of the world's annual gross domestic product (GDP).

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Tobacco use is highly addictive and a major risk factor for diseases such as cardiovascular diseases and lung cancer.

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[Lyndon]

For every dollar that is spent treating smokers, two dollars is saved because they live shorter lives and the people that want to ban smoking want to make marijuana legal, go figure

 

[Balthazzar]

I'm on the breakfast of champions. Coffee and cigarettes have become a long-standing tradition in drug addiction and rehabilitation efforts. I remember as a kid, in a diner and someone coming in drunk. "Come on lets get you sobered up" - This began with coffee. The shakes come later and with the shakes come cigarettes. They help calm the nerves. Meditation is great for those able to focus enough to meditate. Other types require other strategies to help get them through. We stay away from the opiates, benzos, and other types of prescription meds, so it's coffee and cigarettes - The breakfast of champions.

"I operate on Coffee, Cigarettes, and Sheer Determination"

This has been a long-standing NA, AA way, ok?

Good luck with the effort though, my mother died of lung complications in 2016