Event & Shocking AhBoon | 04 Jun 2008 07:45 am
The Scariest Anti-Smoking Campaign in Brasil
HEALTH authorities in Brazil are renowned for their strong anti-smoking campaign stand with Shocking images showing the dangers of cigarette smoking, including a fetus lying in an ashtray, have emerged in the latest anti-smoking campaign.
The Health Minister in Brazil, José Gomes Temporão launched a new anti-smoking campaign on May 28th. This 10 pictures are part of the Brazilian Health Department’s new anti-smoking drive that show the health risk involved with tobacco use. Images include a family at the bedside of a gravely sick man and a man suffering from impotence.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), in Brazil 17.2 per cent of 13- to 15-year-olds and 16.2 per cent of adults smoke.
WHO says about 9 per cent of boys and 10 per cent of girls aged 12 to 17 smoked cigarettes. The organisation estimates there are more than one billion smokers worldwide.
It says tobacco use kills 5.4 million people a year – an average of one person every six seconds – and accounts for one in 10 adult deaths worldwide.
News Source [News.Com.Au]
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on 04 Jun 2008 at 11:24 am 1.Iris Clam said …
What is with smokers don’t they know its bad. just quit. I have friggin people around aleays smoking , I hate it. And I am sure all the nfriggin kids around me hate too.
I saw a website: http://www.ninjapirate.com/smoking.html
I found another site that promoted a t-shirt called smoking is cool http://www.tshirtsales.com/home.php
what is wrong with people, SMOKING is BAD get it straight!
on 05 Jun 2008 at 10:59 pm 2.name (required) said …
1.Iris Clam said …
What is with smokers don’t they know its bad. just quit. I have friggin people around aleays smoking , I hate it. And I am sure all the nfriggin kids around me hate too.
I saw a website: http://www.ninjapirate.com/smoking.html
I found another site that promoted a t-shirt called smoking is cool http://www.tshirtsales.com/home.php
what is wrong with people, SMOKING is BAD get it straight! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
no we smokers don´t have a clue about the fact that smoking is bad for you no one ever told me that why the fu** didn´t anyone tell me that I thougth that it was good for me my doctor told me that i didn´t smoke enough what are you stupid or just retarded??? I mean what is it with you non smokers why are you always hangin around smokers and bitchin about the smoke and the smell and how bad it is for people who don´t smoke
Ok I have an adwise for all you non smokers out there
when you see someone smoking don´t stand rigth next to him/her if its so bad for you go and hang out with other non smokeing people AND SMOKING IS COOL take a good look at all the cool people you have ever seen i´ll bet 90% of the are smoker´s so haha joke is on you
on 01 Jul 2008 at 3:20 pm 3.smoking is suicidal said …
Smoking is stupid. Why the fuck would you want to star lighting up to blacken your lungs, to fuck your face up, to destroy you strength in your erections, and to fuck up your kids? Why? Fucking Government making money off of Tobacco.
on 01 Jul 2008 at 3:44 pm 4.V said …
Iris Clam, don’t you know that it’s bad to smoke? Stop it, I command you.
Iris Clam, don’t you know eating red meat is bad for you? Stop it, I command you.
Iris Clam, don’t you know that drinking alcohol is bad for you? Stop it, I command you.
Iris Clam, don’t you know that driving or riding in a car can kill you? Stop it, I command you.
Iris Clam, don’t you know that [insert anything in here in the papers that will kill you, which is pretty much anything] is bad for you? Stop it, I command you.
Iris Clam, breathing can take in airbourn toxins and lead to cancer. Stop breathing!
You fail to understand that the entire point of your “stop it” is to take control of someone else’s life. Seriously, how much of your life, and your choices, are you to give to others with arrogant opinions like yours?
I don’t smoke b/c I choose to. I don’t begrudge others for smoking if they choose do. All thinks considered, I’ve a better chance of dieing in a car accident than from their choices. I’d prefer them to enjoy the quality of life they choose, and what’s important to them, than ripping rights and choice from them. Stop trying to be everyone’s parent, it’s not your job nor your right.
(btw, you ignore the studies that show casual smokers have a marked DEcrease in lung cancers over even non-smokers)
on 01 Jul 2008 at 3:53 pm 5.Smoker said …
I wear a t-shirt that says smoking is cool! Smoking will be around forever. And who doesn’t know smoking is bad? If somebody smokes and doesn’t know it’s bad for them, they have WAY more problems then smoking, which is probably the reason why they smoke in the first place.
on 01 Jul 2008 at 4:55 pm 6.lolol said …
v says
to all of you, dont you know commanding others is bad for you? stop it, i command you.
yeah go ahead smoke and become a druggie and a killer its your choice maties. and of course smoking decreases your chances of lung cancer! all that smoke and tar purifies your airways dont you know!
on 01 Jul 2008 at 5:21 pm 7.Kerensa said …
iris clam, I smoke, and a lot of my friends do too, and my friends who don’t smoke, never complain about us, because they let us make our own choices, if they are bothered by our smoke, they just go stand a little further away, but NEVER do they complain about us.and we mind that we don’t blow our smoke right in their faces, so they won’t be too bothered.
just to say it short: smokers make their own choice, just like non smokers, if you don’t like it, don’t hang around with smoking people:P you van make that choice too right??
on 01 Jul 2008 at 6:40 pm 8.Smoker said …
Smoking is bad, sure. but does anyone else do it because they like watching smoke bellow from their mouth? Smoking is fun, like binge drinking, and i will continue to do both as they make me happy
on 01 Jul 2008 at 9:59 pm 9.Tom said …
I don’t see why you are having a go at smokers so much? And how you closely relate smokers with illegal drug addicts and murderers.
I don’t smoke, because thats my choice. A lot of people who do smoke wish they didn’t, but they can’t physically stop because nicotine is too addictive.
Smoking doesn’t make you “cool”. That needs clearing up.
However if everybody suddenly quit smoking, the government would lose WAAAYY too much tax money, so other taxes would rise, meaning a higher cost of living for everyone.
My 2 cents, if you want to smoke go for it, just don’t blow it in my face.
on 01 Jul 2008 at 10:25 pm 10.Steve said …
I quit smoking on Jan. 1, 1990 because A vein burst in my brain.(subarachnoid hemorhage)
Landed me in the hospital for two months, plus disabled for life. Drs. said smoking contributed due to the fact that smoking constricts the veins causing higher pressure.
So tell me again how fun or cool smoking is!
on 01 Jul 2008 at 10:32 pm 11.8808 said …
wtf is rong with peaple. Smoking is cool?! Why? Explain to me. And V, u truly are an idiot. The rest of the things u listed are in no way related to the way smoking is bad for you dumbass. U smoke a cigarette, it has an effect on you. u drive a car (as long as u do it properly) u wont die. The things u listed CAN kill you. but smoking WILL kill you.
on 02 Jul 2008 at 12:05 am 12.Former Smoker said …
Are you people freaking idiots?? I honestly don’t think people who smoke do it because it’s “cool”. Its addictive, I should know. I can proudly say that I quit smoking 4 months ago.
Do I miss it?? Sometimes..
Do I crave it?? Here and there
Do I give in to it?? NO
I feel better, I breathe better, & I’m saving a hell of a lot of money.
In the end, WE KNOW SMOKING KILLS (eventually), WE KNOW ITS’ BAD, WE DON’T NEED YOU TELLING US!!
BUT in the end, it is difficult to kick the habit and you should be the last person to judge a smoker. I’m more then sure you have your addictions to things.. could be food, could be drink, could be whatever…but we all have some sort of addiction..till you quit yours, don’t judge.
BTW, Irisclam is a idiot…
on 02 Jul 2008 at 1:12 am 13.Kaori T. said …
Yes, I believe smoking is a horrible, horrible thing. Yes, I also believe smokers should quit.
But if they want to smoke–if they want to hurt themselves or just do it because it’s ‘fun,’ then I couldn’t care less. All I’m saying is, if you get seriously hurt, don’t come crying to me. My best friend and I tried to make her mother stop smoking; we made every attempt. It didn’t help. So we gave up. She can make her own choices, I’ll just have no part in what makes her ‘cool.’
Looking like a diseased dragon does NOT make you cool. Sorry, but it doesn’t D:
Kaori~
on 02 Jul 2008 at 1:21 am 14.Shandy said …
Not smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I want to live longer and this one is pretty simple. I have friends that smoke, and my own brother smokes.
At 25 years old I have yet to smoke ANYTHING. Most of the people I know do it to relieve stress or relax (same with weed).
I’ll never understand the need or even the want to smoke, to each their own, but why anyone would do anything to intentionally hurt themselves just blows my mind.
The best thing to do is just don’t start, or even try it like myself. I’m no religious nut (claim none), have a family and full time job. Smoking is the stupidest and easiest choice to avoid. No one, that I know of, forces anyone to smoke.
/rant
on 02 Jul 2008 at 1:55 am 15.Josh said …
Smokers have such a bad attitude towards it. Don’t pretend like you’ve heard it all before, and your tired of it. Non-smokers are tired of seeing it all the time. It’s not a choice either. If your going to willfully choose to fu** up your life…and teeth, then go ahead. Just don’t make other people suffer. Just choose a smarter, faster way to ruin your health. Smoking is not
cool. If you actually say that it makes you look cool, your smoking is your version to fill up the patch of the fact that you don’t have a social life. Or your just a little kid who still thinks that being a skater means individuality. I have kissed a smoker. It was not fun. It was actually really hard. So actually take time to think about how stupid it is. Your dying and there making cash off it. Happy too.
on 02 Jul 2008 at 1:58 am 16.Josh said …
Oh. And kissing a smoker IS like licking an ashtray.
on 02 Jul 2008 at 4:32 am 17.(required) said …
“Just stop smoking”. That’s easy coming from an non-smokers lips. Smoking is a bad choice turned into an even worse addiction.
Just stop… Why don’t fat people just stop eating? Why don’t sick people just get better? Why don’t drown victims just take a breath…
on 02 Jul 2008 at 4:36 am 18.jasmina said …
I’ve been smoking for a few years now, but I didn’t mind being around smokers before I started, and I dated men who smoked and I didn’t think kissing them was like licking an ashtray…let everyone just do what they want to do, as long as people don’t smoke during a pregnancy, I don’t see the problem! Smoking has also been banned in restaurants and such, and I don’t mind smoking outside, so isn’t that enough? I don’t understand that some people hate people who smoke, it is a personal choice, and as long as we don’t botter non-smokers with it, what’s the big deal??????
on 02 Jul 2008 at 4:52 am 19.jasmina said …
and it’s like *former smoker* said, it’s not easy to quit an addiction, even if you want to,almost everyone is addicted to something so why judge others…I understand that you judge smokers who don’t consider non-smokers or not smoking during a pregnancy, because it causes harm to others, but don’t judge people who do! I hate myself for starting to smoke, but I find it really hard to quit, mostly because everyone i’m around all the time smokes (parents, friends,…) and it is the only little pleasure I have in my life at this moment…so please, don’t threat every smoker the same as if they are all evil, because they are not.
on 02 Jul 2008 at 8:38 am 20.justin said …
.Iris Clam said …
What is with smokers don’t they know its bad. just quit. I have friggin people around aleays smoking , I hate it. And I am sure all the nfriggin kids around me hate too.
I saw a website: http://www.ninjapirate.com/smoking.html
I found another site that promoted a t-shirt called smoking is cool http://www.tshirtsales.com/home.php
what is wrong with people, SMOKING is BAD get it straight!
what the hell ? ur a retard…
dont tell me how to live my life bitch,
ill smoke if i want too who cares.
AND good for you, knowing how to use google.
no realy ? smokings harmfull to your health ?
omg ur dumb
on 03 Jul 2008 at 12:12 am 21.Go Smoke! said …
I want all smokers to continue smoking until they die. I hope they get so addicted that they CAN’T stop even when their mouths get sores, their nails turn yellow and fall off, love seeing them trying to catch their breath and smell like trash that nobody wants to go near them anymore.
Smokers must continue to do this so that I can feel self-righteous and holier than they are.
Thanks to all smokers for giving me some self-esteem.
on 03 Jul 2008 at 3:00 am 22.You Can Stop said …
I am sorry for the comment above. I know some of you want to quit. A lot of people have stopped. You can too.
on 06 Jul 2008 at 12:56 am 23.ILOVEGNORENCE said …
A) have you ever thought that maybe it is a sever chemical dependancy like that of drug addiction ? maybe this is why it is hard for some of us to quit ,
B) NO SHIT SHIRLOCK I THOUGHT FORMAHDYHYDE WAS GOOD FOR ME O.o
on 10 Jul 2008 at 2:07 am 24.Charlie said …
@all smokers – Who’ll have the last laugh when you’re 6 feet under?
on 30 Sep 2008 at 6:09 am 25.Spencer said …
@Charlie
Not a non-smoker, since everyone succumbs to life’s biggest illness, itself.