1. Tobacco: The Smoker’s Gun A tool for trainers Ministry of Health and Quality of Life, Mauritius (Health Information, Education and Communication Unit) Tel: 212 3222, 211 2884

2. Tobacco use: A Global Epidemic ¼ the global adult population smokes 2000: 1.2 billion smokers 2005: 1.3 billion smokers 2008: +1 billion smokers 2025: 1.7 billion smokers

3. Tobacco is the only consumer product that kills half of its users

4. Death caused by Tobacco Use 2oth century : 100 million death 21 st century : 1 billion estimated death Each year : 5.4 million death By 2030 : 8 million death per year (80% in developing countries) Source: WHO

5. Tobacco Kills (1) 13,000 smokers die per day 5 million smokers die per year 10 million smokers risk dying by 2025

6. Tobacco Kills (2) Each cigarette reduces life by 7 minutes.

7. Tobacco Kills (3) More than AIDS Illegal drugs Tuberculosis Malaria Road accidents Murder Suicide Taken together

8. 50% of adolescents who smoke will die due to diseases linked to smoking, 25% in middle age, 25% later in life Tobacco Kills (4)

9. Tobacco Kills (5) Personalities who died due to tobacco use Bob Marley, Cancer Walt Disney, Lung cancer Yul Brenner, Lung cancer George Harrison, Throat cancer Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Cancer

10. Tobacco Use in Mauritius (1) 1 in 3 males is a smoker 47.3% 4.8% 42% 3.3% 35.9% 7.1% Smokers% Smokers% Year NCD Surveys, Mauritius 57.9% 7.0%

11. Tobacco Use in Mauritius (2) Global Youth Tobacco Survey 2008 Students: 13-15 years 13.7% are current smokers 28.4% have ever tried cigarettes