Slow death by choice

Consumption of tobacco in any form advances one's death. Beware of its ill effects.

Tobacco was discovered by Spanish sailors on American shores. Since its discovery, the epidemic of smoking has continued to spread all over the world. Tobacco use kills an estimated 4.9 million people each year, and this toll is expected to double in the next 20 years. Going by current rates, the total number of tobacco users is expected to rise to 1.7 billion by 2025 from the present 1.3 billion. Every 6.5 seconds, one person dies and many others fall ill or suffer disease and disability due to tobacco use. Tobacco is the fourth most common risk factor for disease worldwide.

Passive smoking is the breathing in of air that has been polluted by other people's smoke.

Most people try to quit smoking several times before they're successful. However, only 2.5% of smokers successfully quit each year. For the rest… it is a story of slow death by choice.