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The Department of Health and Social Services will install Consistory Lorca, on the morning of Monday, June 1, an information table in the Alameda of the Constitution in order to raise awareness about the harmful effects of snuff

The Councillor for Health of the City of Lorca, Antonia Lopez, together with the Councillor for Social Services, Mari Carmen Ruiz, presented this morning programming for World No Snuff, which is celebrated on May 31.

For this, the departments of Health and Social Services Consistory Lorca to install, on the morning of Monday, June 1, an information table in the Alameda of the Constitution in order to raise awareness about the harmful effects of snuff.

This activity is part of the Plan to Combat Drugs developed by the city of Lorca.

Antonia Lopez explained that "will be shared between citizens to quit smoking guides, brochures and information for smokers, nonsmokers, women, youth and pregnant women, in order to raise awareness of the damage that occurs in snuff the health of smokers and the people around them. Moreover, the information table, cigarettes will change by about 500 carnations, as has been done in previous years. "

The mayor of Health has said that "the goal of this campaign is to help protect present and future generations from the health consequences caused not only by the consumption of snuff, but also from exposure to tobacco smoke. From Likewise meant that citizens become aware that they have the help of health professionals to quit this habit as harmful. This is the reason for the poster of this year "A great day to leave" slogan, besides billboard recalls that " health professionals can help you quit.

Consult them ... ".

Mari Carmen Ruiz stressed that "the consumption of snuff is one of the main risk factors for several chronic diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases. In addition, the snuff is the second leading cause of death in the world, which today causes one in 10 adult deaths worldwide. "

The Councillor for Social Services stressed that "in the region of Murcia statistical data show a downward trend in the consumption of snuff and exposure to environmental smoke snuff, but the smoking prevalence remains high as 25% Murcia's population smokes, plus 5.9% were occasional smokers. It should be noted in this regard that there is a difference of 10 points between the number of men and women who smoke daily in our region. "

Ruiz said that "Therefore, from the city of Lorca and the Directorate General of Public Health and Addictions are developing actions aimed at promoting the free spaces of snuff in different environments, especially in health and education, currently being also a priority favor the cessation of snuff. With campaigns like the one put in place by the World No Snuff want to continue this downward trend and get to end the tobacco epidemic kills 5.4 million every year of people. "

The mayors, finally, wanted to thank Camposur Agricultural Cooperative belonging to Alimer group, his collaboration with this campaign against snuff since donated carnations will be shared in exchange for a cigarette.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca