Put out your cigarette!

Tobacco Cessation Week has been announced from May 26 to June 1, 2025, timed to coincide with World No Tobacco Day on May 31. The medical staff of the Krasivo sanatorium join the information campaign – they hold talks and distribute printed materials about the dangers of smoking. 

The purpose of the Week is to help reduce the prevalence of tobacco addiction, involve all segments of the population and doctors of all specialties in the fight against smoking, prevent tobacco smoking and inform society about the harmful effects of tobacco on health.

Tobacco addiction is recognized as one of the most widespread epidemics in the history of mankind - nicotinomania. It is on a par with alcoholism and drug addiction.

Everyone knows that smoking is harmful.  According to the World Health Organization (WHO), people who started smoking in adolescence and have more than 25 years of smoking experience have a reduced life expectancy of 15-20 years compared to those who have never smoked. About 6 million people on the planet – according to the same WHO - die annually as a result of tobacco use. This does not mean that a person lit a cigarette and died immediately. Smokers die from diseases that have arisen in their bodies as a result of smoking – these are diseases of the heart, blood vessels, and lungs. You can always quit smoking. Take care of yourself!