World "No Tobacco" Day

World No Tobacco Day was created in 1987 and it is observed around the world every year on May 31. It is intended to encourage a 24 hour period of abstinence from all forms of tobacco consumption across the globe. It also draws global attention to the widespread prevalence of tobacco use and how detrimental it can be to health. It is a global effort to try and decrease the tobacco related fatalities each year. If the fatality rate continues as they currently are, the projected death toll will reach an estimated 8 million people annually by the year 2030.

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