AWARENESS ON TOBACCO

Category: Commercial
Date 09-01-2023

AWARENESS PROGRAMME ON TOBACCO AND DRUG ABUSE

Usages of Tobacco and drug abuse are the leading cause for various cancers. An awareness programme on Tobacco and Drug abuse was conducted on 18th September 2018 on campus to create awareness among students about various health problems associated with usage of tobacco and drugs. Around 70 students from all departments participated.

The resource person Mr. Divyarajprabhakar Psychologist, Cancer Institute, Chennai elaborated on:-

Risk factors
Forms of Tobacco
Why people start smoking
Diseases caused by tobacco and drug abuse
Various cancers from head to toe
Withdrawal symptoms and how to cope
Benefits of quitting smoking
Tobacco cessation center – Cancer Institute (WIA) Adayar, Chennai. Phone – 044 22351651, 9962276628.