World No Tobacco Day
Posted 22 May, 2025
World No Tobacco Day 2025: Unmasking the Appeal
31 May is World No Tobacco Day. This year, the World Health Organization and public health organisations from across the globe come together to highlight how tobacco and nicotine industries use carefully engineered products and deceptive tactics to make their harmful products seem more appealing, especially to young people.
Nicotine and tobacco products are highly addictive. Additives mask the harshness of tobacco, making it easier to start and harder to quit.
Manipulative product designs, attractive flavours, and glamourised marketing, make products appear more attractive and less dangerous.
Whether it’s cigarettes, vapes, nicotine pouches or heated tobacco products, these tactics employed by the industry exploit our youth, creating addiction to nicotine products for profit.
Removing the appeal of these products through stricter regulations, such as those that come into effect in Australia on July 1, is essential to protecting current and future generations from harm.
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This World No Tobacco Day we’re highlighting how tobacco and nicotine industries use carefully engineered products and deceptive tactics to make their harmful products appealing, especially to young people. Visit https://newsroom.quit.org.au/world-no-tobacco-day to take action.
Nicotine and tobacco products are highly addictive. Additives mask the harshness of tobacco, making it easier to start and harder to quit. Visit https://newsroom.quit.org.au/world-no-tobacco-day to find out more.
This World No Tobacco Day, let's work towards a future where the tobacco industry's predatory marketing tactics are a thing of the past. Our children deserve to grow up in healthy smoke-free and vape-free environments. Visit https://newsroom.quit.org.au/world-no-tobacco-day to find out more. #WorldNoTobaccoDay
Today is World No Tobacco Day, a day for [stakeholder / organisation / individual] to reflect on the importance of raising awareness on the dangers of tobacco use and nicotine addiction. For more information visit https://newsroom.quit.org.au/world-no-tobacco-day
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