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❓ 3M+ hectares of land in over 120 countries are being used to grow tobacco while 300M+ people globally are faced with acute food insecurity.

Grow food, not tobacco 🔗bit.ly/NoTobacco2023

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Faced with health policies that would reduce their sales, Big Tobacco has devised strategies and tactics to oppose these measures. Watch 👀 to learn about their dirty tricks.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus(@DrTedros) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I urge governments to strictly regulate nicotine products like e-cigarettes. World Health Organization (WHO) is seeing alarmingly high rates of use by children targeted by the tobacco industry. We must protect them!

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Tobacco- and nicotine-free schools help keep kids healthy and safe.

Let’s protect our children and engage them in making tobacco- and nicotine-free schools! bit.ly/3PR7yoR

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Tobacco- and nicotine-free schools help keep kids healthy and safe.
Here’s how you can make your school one of them - WHO Tobacco-and Nicotine-free School Guide bit.ly/3PR7yoR

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Stop doom-scrolling and read this.

E-cigarettes target children through social media influencers & other tactics, offering about 16,000 attractive flavours bit.ly/3GFP8Sy

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Jaimie Guerra(@JaimieGuerra) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Changes are - you don't go into restaurant w/harmful second-hand smoke, no tobacco ads next to your kid's school, support programmes to help you quit and policies to deter ppl from starting. It means that globally we will live longer healthier lives.

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Did you know❓
😱 88 countries have no age limit for buying e-cigarettes
😱 74 countries have no regulations in place at all

Urgent action is needed to control e-cigarettes and protect the health of children & non-smokers bit.ly/3GFP8Sy

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धुम्रपान स्वास्थ के लिए हानिकारक है, अपने सवास्थ के प्रति सजग रहें l
पर इसे त्यागने का संकल्प लें एवं इस हेतु अन्य लोगों को जागरूक करें l

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The tobacco industry tries to 'greenwash' its reputation by making it appear that they are 'eco-friendly', but the truth is, all their ongoing activities are still damaging the environment.

Reject greenwashing when you see it.

bit.ly/39R9uvf

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⚠️ WARNING ⚠️

E-cigarettes with nicotine are highly addictive & are harmful to health. Some of their toxic substances are known to
🥴 cause cancer
🫁 increase the risk of heart & lung disorders

bit.ly/3GFP8Sy

⚠️ WARNING ⚠️

E-cigarettes with nicotine are highly addictive & are harmful to health. Some of their toxic substances are known to
🥴 cause cancer
🫁  increase the risk of heart & lung disorders

bit.ly/3GFP8Sy #TobaccoExposed
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Kids are targeted at an early age to use e-cigarettes & may get hooked on nicotine. This can affect their brain development & lead to learning disorders.

Here's how countries can protect kids from these harmful products bit.ly/3GFP8Sy

Kids are targeted at an early age to use e-cigarettes & may get hooked on nicotine. This can affect their brain development & lead to learning disorders.

Here's how countries can protect kids from these harmful products bit.ly/3GFP8Sy

#TobaccoExposed
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: A tobacco farmer 👨‍🌾 may absorb nicotine equivalent to 50 cigarettes a day. Tobacco farming can cause:

💀 Nicotine poisoning
💀 Chronic lung conditions
💀 Respiratory diseases & other health issues

Learn more 🔗bit.ly/3Wrwt45

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