No Smoking Day is being celebrated on 9th March this year
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- On No Smoking Day, Make Up Your Mind to Quit and Never Look Back
- People close to people who are addicted to smoking should reach out and encourage them to quit smoking
- Passive smoking also puts people’s lives at risk
No Smoking Day is celebrated every year on the second Wednesday of March. This time, it is falling on March 9. The day is designed to reach out to friends or family members who are suffering from nicotine addiction. On No Smoking Day, people are also encouraged to help others quit. Smoking not only puts the person actively using cigarettes at risk but also affects the people around them. Today is the best day to renounce this defect.
We take a look at the history and importance of No Smoking Day.
history of no smoking day
The United Kingdom observed that people in the country were becoming addicted to smoking. No Smoking Day was celebrated for the first time in 1984. Earlier, it was celebrated on the first Wednesday of March as it started on Ash Wednesday. However, with time, it shifted to another Wednesday. Now, it is celebrated as an annual event throughout the United Kingdom and other countries as well.
Theme of No Smoking Day 2022
The theme of No Smoking Day in March 2022 is called ‘Quitting smoking doesn’t have to be stressful’. This year’s focus will be on pacifying those who want to quit smoking and letting them know that the process of quitting doesn’t have to be stressful.
importance of no smoking day
This day is celebrated to make people aware about the ill effects of smoking so that they can make up their mind to quit smoking. Various campaigns are run to provide free resources to those who want to start their journey of quitting smoking. On this day, people also help by supporting their loved ones in giving up the deadly habit.
On No Smoking Day, take a pledge to be smoke free and help others to quit this habit too.