Anti-smoking Slogans And Images

What are the most common health hazards due to smoking? But before this we should gauge the intensity of smoking in the present day world. Well, the most common methods of smoking happen to be cigarettes along with pipes, cigars, hookahs and bongs. Nevertheless, both industrially manufactured and hand-rolled cigarettes (made from loose tobacco and rolling paper) predominate in the global scenario. What is the effect of smoking on human health then? It is indeed disastrous and leads to the growth of cancer. There are other diseases as well, mostly related to the heart and lungs, like heart attacks, strokes, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), emphysema.

Isn't the world conscious of this precarious addiction? `There is no doubt that the global community is more aware than ever before and for this reason anti-smoking slogans and images are being witnessed more these days. Not only the World Health Organization (WHO) but several governments across the globe are being perceived to make use of copious anti-smoking slogans and images. What has been the outcome? It is indeed impressive and almost the whole world has been divided into two camps - adherents and detractors of smoking. It can be said that the existence of anti smoking laws to zero cigarette campaigns has been the effects of relentless struggle against this vicious practice and precise application of anti-smoking slogans and images.

But there is also uniqueness and both anti-smoking slogans and images are made depending on the situation. While in some countries slogans and images are made to make people conscious, in other areas they are clubbed with political concepts and try to expose the indifference of the pertinent government. Let's concentrate on the type of slogans then. If you are a new crusader against smoking in the vicinity and are also desirous to make people conscious, you can initiate the cause with the slogan "Save your lungs, save your life." Isn't this fine? You can make use of other catchy slogans as well and they can be like "Breathe healthily, live happily," "If you can't stop smoking, cancer will" and several others.

Why are these slogans being advised? You can surely ask this. Well these slogans comprise easy words, are easy to remember and rhythmically rhymed slogans (as per studies) have good impacts on human minds. Nowadays these forms of slogans are shown in televised public service plugs also.

If you want to concentrate on the aspect of pollution mainly, you shall have to use different anti smoking slogans. It is true that generation of smoke is detrimental for the air and this same idea is shared by many, including the smokers. For this reason, try to use slogans like "Share clean air" or "Everyone has a right to clean air." You can devise new words but like these slogans they should be directed at environmental causes. Want to change slogans on every week? Try to focus on newer issues then. You can choose indecent throwing of cigarette butts among environmental anti smoking slogans.

Last of all, use of images by means of posters is highly effective and these are competent to make even an illiterate smoker conscious. The most popular image, in this regard, happens to be "The Human Smoker's Anatomy" and brings forth the reality or effects on the body of a smoker after too many cigarettes. You van use this as well to enlighten others. It will work and I'm sure of that.

• Juliana Breckinridge
• 01/06/2009, 12:59 PM
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