An anti smoking campaign was held in Irkutsk

In Irkutsk, a series of anti smoking campaigns was held among university and college students, with more than 3200 people taking part from February to May 2013. Participants were shown films on the harms of smoking, given a lecture, and offered advice on how to stay healthy and quit tobacco, taking individual traits into account.

The students were shown the video films “Smoking and Health” and “The Effects of Tobacco on the Body.” In the college reading room, specialists from the Drug Abuse Prevention Center and the Office of the Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare for the Irkutsk Region gave a lecture on tobacco smoking prevention and showed a presentation on how to strengthen and preserve one’s health.
At the event, the students discussed the consequences awaiting a smoker in the future, and practical advice was given on how to quit smoking, taking into account the individual characteristics of each smoker.
From February to May 2013, a series of events on tobacco smoking prevention among young people was held in higher and secondary specialized educational institutions in Irkutsk. In total, more than 3,200 students took part in them.
Based on materials from the Youth Policy Department of the Irkutsk Region