What is Tak Nak campaign about?

What is Tak Nak campaign about?

“Tak Nak” smoking campaign was launched and broadcast on all forms of media in Malaysia. The campaigns are to educate and create an awareness to encourage people to quit smoking besides discourage non-smokers from starting to smoke.

What are the effects of quitting smoking?

Quitting smoking1:

• reduces the risk of disease and death from cardiovascular disease.
• reduces markers of inflammation and hypercoagulability.
• leads to rapid improvement in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels.
• reduces the development of subclinical atherosclerosis and slows its progression over time.

Why do teens start smoking?

Peer pressure—their friends encourage them to try cigarettes and to keep smoking. They see smoking as a way of rebelling and showing independence. They think that everyone else is smoking and that they should, too. The tobacco industry has used clever marketing tactics to specifically target teenagers.

Is smoking good for brain?

We found that smokers had a thinner cerebral cortex than non-smokers – in other words, smoking was destroying the grey matter in smokers. This is important because the cerebral cortex is a part of the brain that is crucial for thinking skills including memory and learning, so thicker is better.

Are smokers smarter than non-smokers?

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Cigarette smokers have lower IQs than non-smokers, and the more a person smokes, the lower their IQ, a study in over 20,000 Israeli military recruits suggests. Young men who smoked a pack of cigarettes a day or more had IQ scores 7.5 points lower than non-smokers, Dr.

What are 5 reasons to stop smoking?

The Top 5 Reasons to Quit Smoking

• Your heart and lungs will get the rest they deserve.
• You won’t put others at risk anymore.
• You can learn mindfulness or other good mental health habits.
• Your cancer risk will plummet.
• You’ll live a longer, happier life.

What are 10 reasons not smoking?

The Top 10 Reasons To Quit Smoking Right Now

• #10 Smoking Makes You Look Older. Smoking gives you facial wrinkles and results in premature aging from dry skin.
• #9 The Odor.
• #8 Damage To Your Airwaves.
• #7 COPD.
• #6 Your Immune System Is Affected.
• #5 Constricted Blood Vessels.
• #4 Heart Disease.
• #3 Complications From Diabetes.