Itisalmostknowntoallthatsmokingisbadforpeople‘shealth.Scientificresearchsshowthatsmokingcanleadtoheartdisease,cancerandotherproblem.TheWorldHealthOrganizationsaysdiseaseslinkedtosmokingkillatleasttwomillionfive-hundred-thousandpersonseachyear.

Still,manypeoplefinditdifficulttostopsmoking.Onereasonisthatsmokingusuallybeesahabitualbehaviour,andhabits,whethergoodorbadarenoteasytobegivenup.Anotherreasonistheeffectofnicotine,thesubstancefoundincigarettesworksonpeoplesomewhatasdrugsdo.

Measureshavebeentakentohelppeoplekeepawayfromtheharmofsmoking.Inmanycities,smokingisforbiddeninpublicplaces.Thedangerofsmokingiswarnedofeverywhere.Andnewspapersareaskednottopublishadvertisementsforcigarettes.World"NoTobaccoDay"isobservedeveryyearasthebiggestpaignagainstsmoking.