As part of our IELTS writing topic this week, smoking was one of them under the big umbrella of health and sickness. Today marks the "World No Tobacco Day" which is observed on the 31st of May of every year.It is a yearly campaign organized by the WHO to enlighten the public of the dangers of smoking.
Here are some sobering statistics from the WHO tobacco-free website:
* There are more than one billion smokers in the world.
* Tobacco use kills 5.4 million people a year — an average of one person every six seconds — and accounts for one in 10 adult deaths worldwide.
* Tobacco kills up to half of all users.
* Tobacco use is a risk factor for six of the eight leading causes of deaths in the world.
* 100 million deaths were caused by tobacco in the 20th century. If current trends continue, there will be up to one billion deaths from tobacco use in the 21st century.
For those of you who use tobacco, these alarming statistics might be a wake up call for you to quit smoking . It is time you kick off the bad habit.
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