No Smoking Day 2025: Smoking cigarettes harms health. It weakens the functionality of many organs of the body. No Smoking Day is a health awareness day celebrated every year with the aim of motivating people to quit smoking and raising awareness about the health risks associated with tobacco consumption. It is celebrated every year on the second Wednesday of March. Long-term smoking can have serious effects on the body, including premature aging, skin discoloration, dental problems and respiratory diseases.

PSRI Hospital Senior Consultant Pulmonologist Dr Neetu Jain is telling us about the harm caused by smoking. On the occasion of No Smoking Day, she has told what damage can be caused to the body parts by smoking cigarettes.

1. Effect on Lungs

Cigarette smoke damages the lungs, making the lungs weak and causing difficulty in breathing. This greatly increases the risk of lung cancer. Apart from this, people may have difficulty in breathing, cough and lack of oxygen, which affects overall health.

2. Risk of Heart Disease

Cigarette smoke causes nicotine and tar to accumulate in the body, which causes the arteries to narrow and puts more pressure on the heart. This increases the risk of heart attack. Smokers have a higher risk of death from cancer and heart disease.

3. Bone weakness

Smoking reduces the amount of calcium in the body, which causes weakness in bones and muscles.

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4. Skin damage

Smoking causes premature aging and dulling of the skin. The harmful chemicals present in tobacco reduce blood circulation, due to which the skin does not get enough oxygen and nutrients.

5. Effect on mental health

Smoking cigarettes daily for a long time reduces the supply of oxygen in the body, which can weaken memory and increase the risk of stroke.

6. Premature graying of hair

The toxins present in cigarettes damage hair follicles and slow down blood circulation, increasing the chances of hair loss, thinning and premature graying.

7. Yellowing of eyes

Smoking cigarettes causes toxins to accumulate in the body, which can cause yellowing of the white part of the eyes. It can also be a symptom of liver problems or other serious diseases.

Apart from this, people who always smoke cigarettes can have asthma, liver cirrhosis, kidney damage, many types of cancer. People who always smoke lose weight and also have muscle weakness.

No Smoking Day is celebrated every year on this day. Everyone knows that smoking can cause fatal diseases like cancer. On this occasion, know how 1 cigarette can make you sick and damage your body parts for a long time.

How to get rid of this problem?

To avoid the habit of smoking cigarettes, you need to take medical advice because many times people are not able to save themselves from its addiction.