World No Tobacco Day

World No Tobacco Day

31 May 2026

Unmask the appeal – countering tobacco and nicotine addiction

 

Tobacco and nicotine industries design their products to get young people stuck in a cycle of addiction.
The grip of tobacco and nicotine addiction can be broken.

#TobaccoExposed

 

15 million adolescents (aged 13–15) worldwide already use e-cigarettes.

 

In countries with available data, adolescents are on average nine times more likely to vape than adults.

 

 

40 million adolescents (aged 13–15) worldwide use tobacco.

 

 

 

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