Tobacco is considered to be the single most important cause of preventable deaths in the world & it is projected to be the leading cause of deaths by 2020, 1 in 8 deaths. Preventing & treating all this diseases, and controlling tobacco usage is one of the major challenges of public health today. The usage of tobacco is increased to such an extent that it has now been referred to as ‘Tobacco Epidemic’.
As far as India is considered, it is 4th largest consumer in world & 3rd largest producer after China & Brazil. There are about 250 million tobacco users in India, accounting for 19% of world’s total 1.3 billion tobacco users. Tobacco use is definitely a Killer for India when statistical data reveals that there are 800,000 deaths per year due to tobacco use & 700,000 of them are due to smoking alone. Continue reading ‘Tobacco- The need For Cessation And Role Of dentist’s In tobacco Cessation’ »