No Smoking Day

Posted on May 31, 2008 



No Smoking DayIt’s no smoking day today (Saturday) May 31:

The theme of this year’s World No Smoking Day is ‘Smoking-Free Youth’. Health organisations will again put their heads together to ensure complete enforcement of the Prohibition of Smoking and Protection of Non-Smoker Ordinance 2002. .. Smoking kills 4.9 million people worldwide every year and tobacco will be the biggest cause of premature deaths by 2030 – about 10 million every year.

I am happy that I have the luxury to be able to quit smoking. To be part of those who celebrate it. Really am.

In UK

No Smoking Day is an annual health awareness day in the United Kingdom that is intended to help smokers who want to quit smoking. The first No Smoking Day was on Ash Wednesday in 1984 and now takes place on the second Wednesday in March.

The campaign is in its 25th year. The theme of the 2008 campaign was The Great No Smoking Day Challenge, which encouraged smokers to try quitting for a week, whilst gaining sponsorship to support their quit attempt. Participants were then encouraged to build on their success by seeking support to stay smoke free.

Smokers were also encouraged to sign up for free email and text message support, and free ‘quit packs’ were also provided.

In Indonesia

With a lack of tobacco control and regulation at the national level, Indonesia has been targeted by many national and transnational tobacco companies. The prevalence of youth smokers in Indonesia in 2005 was 38% among boys and 5.3% among girls. The aim of this study was to describe and analyse beliefs, norms and values about smoking among teenage boys in a rural setting in Java, Indonesia. Six focus group discussions with boys aged 13-17 years were conducted using a thematic discussion guide. Four themes were derived from the descriptive content analysis: (i) smoking as a culturally internalized habit, (ii) striving to become a man, (iii) the way we smoke is not dangerous and (iv) the struggle against dependency.[....]


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Comment by hadi hartono
2008-05-31 14:41:52

oke mas keren banget. saya jadi iri neh ngeliat blog dan webnya mas fatih. saya juga punya web http://www.indonesia-net.com tapi ga bisa posting sendiri.
blognya banyak tapi ga ada yg bagus http://www.resensikoe.blogspot.com
http://www.penulisindonesia.blogspot.com
http://www.eo-bussines.blogspot.com

 
Comment by Ches
2008-06-01 04:09:30

i am a smoker, have tried to quit, but so hard…Maybe someday..

 
Comment by ichanx
2008-06-01 12:26:24

belum nemu moment yang tepat buat berenti nih… yah, at least berusaha ngurangin dulu lah

 
Comment by alternative
2008-06-01 18:29:14

even with this campaign ,my smoking habit still cant be stopped. oh GOD please help…

 
Comment by weight lose
2008-06-01 18:38:33

How to stop it,look at your beloved family,you have been hurt them by your smoke around them.

 
Comment by Alex
2008-06-02 02:48:16

sayaa udah berhenti merokok.

 
Comment by Arif
2008-06-02 12:18:51

In The Fact : the most Indonesian tax from Tobacco
I hate smoking

 
Comment by Yudhi
2008-06-02 20:43:29

Aduh mas gimana ya? ngeblog itu paling asik sambil ngudut :( piye ya… doain aja deh bisa berenti soalnya emang dah niat cuma blom kesampaian :D

Comment by Arif
2008-06-03 08:36:39

Kalau saya ngetik sambil ngudut nggak bisa mas, soalnya saya pake sebelas jari.
Lagipula sejak kuliah di malang saya berhenti merokok.
:)

 
 
Comment by windede
2008-06-03 07:05:00

saking dahsyatnya soal rokok ini, ada yang pakai moto: mangan ora mangan sing penting smoking hehehe

Comment by alhakim
2008-06-04 12:47:40

wah… kalau diterapin bener2 bisa mati tuh orang :D

 
 
Comment by fery
2008-06-04 07:20:07

Congrat.. Mas,
I salute when I saw in one tv station there is a man (around 45-50 years old) who always reminds everyone whom he met to stop smoking by persuasive action and many smoker have quit smoking after that.

Comment by fery
2008-06-11 09:43:38

ralat URl

 
 
Comment by kipas
2008-06-04 12:49:58

Smoking not good for our healthy and money :)

 
2008-06-04 15:19:12

Mas fatih, malah baru saja aku baca, keuntungan sebuah perusahaan rokok raksasa indonesia menjadi meninkgat pesat katanya….kupikir mungkin karena byk orang Indonesia saat ini lagi pada stress kalii dan merokok kan bisa jadi salah satu pelarian tercepat mereka…I’m not a smooker, I hate a cigarettes and smell it’s!

 
Comment by Love at first sight
2008-06-04 16:16:21

wah. saya perokok berat nih. pingin banget berhenti tapi ga bisa2. udah bisa berhenti juga paling lamanya cuman 2 minggu. habis itu pasti ngrokok lagi.

Ada solusi gak nih, biar bisa berhenti merokok.

Salam kenal

 
Comment by Informasi Internet
2008-06-05 02:28:50

I had Smooker. He/She never think that their smooke can be danger the other oround.

Smooker is is stupid man.

Sorry for all.

if the smooker don’t mind can be complaint me

Sayonara

Comment by weight lose
2008-06-07 11:45:54

I`m agree with you even I`m a smoker,the point is how to stop it..!!

 
 
Comment by Tigis
2008-06-05 05:51:53

I don’t know what the correct word to describe who I was. I bought cigarettes, sometimes a full pack for only couple days. But I’m not a smoker. I mean, I’m not the kind of person that always feel uncomfortable being far away from cigarettes. Smoking for me was just having some fun, spend my spare time, or be my temporary company. So, it’s funny to see a lot of people being so vulnerable when they are far away from cigarettes. Well i was not, and though i could still smoke a ful pack in couple days.

Now I’ve been quitting smoking for maybe 2 hours. It’s only because my friend told me smoking is quite “haram” in my religion.

 
Comment by mbah joyo
2008-06-06 17:09:14

alhamdulillah,I can stop smoking last november 2000

 
Comment by Syahuri
2008-06-08 14:24:36

Saya blum pernah merokok :D

 
Comment by abu daud
2008-06-17 11:49:44

gimana hubungannya antara stop smoking dan produktifitas? sebab saya lihat produktivitas bang fatih agak menurun sejak quit smoking, kalau dilihat dari jumlah posting, baik di sini maupun yang wordpress. atau ada kesibukan baru lain yang ehem ehemmmmm

Comment by Fatih
2008-06-18 00:01:30

saya kira aktivitas ehem2 secara signifikan mempengaruhi produktifitas ngeblog & menulis saya. haha

saya harap ini hanyalah pengaruh temporer. let’s hope i can make a comeback sooner rather than later. :)

 
 
2008-06-18 08:15:43

saya salut sama org yang berhenti merokok,berarti sayang sama diri seeendiri dan sayang orang lain

 
2008-06-18 08:18:38

STOP SMOKING SOON

 
2008-06-18 08:22:48

SAYA JADI SESAK NAPAS DI DEKAT ORANG YANG LAGI NGEROKOK DI ANGKOT, apalagi di jakarta orang-orang banyak yang gak peduli ama orang lain,…kl lagi diangkot ada yang ngerokok, pingin turun aje deh, kl gak mikir ongkos angkot yang sekarang pade naik…

 
2008-06-18 08:26:20

SAYA JADI PENGEN IKUTAN BIKIN POSTINGAN MENGENAI NO SMOKING,IDE BAGUS NIH,….THANKS.PLEASE PARA PEROKOK SADARLAH SEBELUM TERLAMBAT….SAYANGILAH JANTUNG DAN PARU2 juga organ tubuh yang lain juga toleransi ama orang lain.

 
Comment by ngurahmust
2008-07-03 10:20:49

setuju banget
yang namanya rokok ga ada bagusnya
stop right now before its too late
gw malah makin anti ama yang namanya orang perokok yang ngajakin orang yang non perokok buat ngerokok

 
Comment by np_world
2008-07-09 06:14:29

Some things become big issues while other things that should have, don’t. In Netherlands, smoking has been forbidden since a few days ago. Other countries may follow. People put smoking as a problem to be solved since it has caused many deaths. But is it so tragic? Tobacco has contributed our country a large income for decades, which is a fact, that many of our youths can enjoy a lot of privileges from it. “Privileges” that i mean here is that the developments in many sectors, such as sports, education, health, employment, entertainment, and many others that depend on this income. I think it’s not tragic, but it’s ironic. People assume that tobacco has caused a lot of deaths; however, ask ourselves about the effects of other causes of deaths. War, cholesterol, stresses, high-radiation food, water contamination, accidents, disasters, and many others. Have we taken these under consideration instead of their less benefits? War is unavoidable, but we can minimize the collateral damage. Cholesterol is unavoidable, but we can minimize the consumption. High-radiation food is unavoidable, but we can grow more fruits in our gardens. Face facts that annihilation doesn’t really work because some things linger and survive even longer than we could ever imagine. Since we are a species that has potentials to survive with the gift endowed upon us. What i am saying is that don’t get too obsessed by this condition for betterment. Since we are not alone.

 
Comment by achmad.web.id
2008-08-04 09:05:49

Alhamdullilah, sudah lebih dari 1 tahun lamanya saya berhenti merokok.., Hidup saya menjadi lebih hemat, penciuman saya lebih tajam, tidak ada dahak hijau di pagi hari, dan ereksi lebih kuat :P

 
Comment by sahrudin
2008-08-10 05:37:53

memang susah kalo mau berhenti merokok….
Tapi dg niat kuat….Insya Allah berhasil..

 
Comment by Adam
2008-08-17 07:28:12

Nice blog. Please come and visit my blog about Quit Cigarette Smoking :

 
Comment by ocid
2008-09-26 09:11:23

Yang bikin biasanya lebih tahu kondisi barang yang dia bikin dibanding dengan yang make barang tersebut.
Sekarang kalo yang bikinnya sendiri bilang kalo barang yang dia bikin itu tidak baik bahkan berbahaya bagi kesehatan, lha udah jelas donk (bukan jelas lah) kalo emang rokok itu buruk dan berbahaya… Iya tho ?

 
Comment by smokie
2009-02-16 07:34:32

well loe bisa belajar tentang kesan/akibat dari merokok.
As the wiseman says, knowledge is power. so empowering this knowledge is a must.

 
Comment by smokie
2009-02-27 03:32:59

smoke me and the cancer will come near your lung..soon

 
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